Davis v. Riley

Lester L. Davis appeals from the Montgomery Circuit Court’s dismissal of his complaint, which alleged violations of inmate Michael E. Thatch’s civil rights. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We reverse the circuit court’s judgment and remand the case with instructions.

Davis filed a complaint requesting that the circuit court issue a declaratory judgment and grant injunctive relief against the named defendants — Governor Bob Riley, Department of Corrections Commissioner Donal Campbell, and Attorney General Troy King — for allegedly conspiring to deprive Thatch (Davis’s brother), who was incarcerated at…