Allen v. Fields

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION KARSTEN O. ALLEN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 7:21-cv-00207 ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ) LARRY FIELDS, et al., ) By: Hon. Thomas T. Cullen ) United States District Judge Defendants. ) Plaintiff Karsten O. Allen (“Allen”), a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this civil rights action under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

alleging six different claims— including excessive force, retaliation, due process violations, and denial of adequate medical care—against seven Virginia Department of Correction…