Franklin v. Department of Detention Services

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION DONNELL A. FRANKLIN, Plaintiff, v. CASE NO. 8:23-cv-1546-SDM-CPT DEPARTMENT OF DETENTION SERVICES, et al., Defendants. / ORDER Franklin’s complaint alleges that the defendants violated his civil rights while he was detained in a Hillsborough County jail. An earlier order (Doc. 3) grants Franklin leave to proceed in forma pauperis. The Prisoner Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”) requires dismissal of an in forma pauperis prisoner’s action “if the allegation of poverty is untrue” or if the complaint “is frivolous or malicious,…