Wood v. State of Tennessee(PSLC1)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE JAMES WOOD, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No.: 1:20-CV-54-TAV-CHS ) D. SETTLES, ) B. COBBLE, ) J. HIGDON, and ) BOB GARRET, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This is a pro se prisoner’s complaint for violation of

42 U.S.C. § 1983

in which Plaintiff alleges that his current placement in solitary confinement is negatively affecting his mental health and causing him to have suicidal urges [Doc. 2 p. 3–4]. According to Plaintiff, Defendants, who are jail officials, are aware that the conditions of Plaintiff’s current confinement have…