Abel Torres v. Charles McNair et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS No. 6:25-cv-00421 Abel Torres, Plaintiff, V. Charles McNair et al., Defendants. ORDER Plaintiff, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in- mate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this case un- der 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Doc. 1. I. Background Plaintiff alleges that defendants exercised excessive force on August 21, 2023, at the Hodge Unit. Doc. 1 at 4. Specifically, plaintiff alleges that defendants, prison officials, approached plaintiff while he was waiting for commissary, threw plaintiff to the ground, and kneed plaintiff…