Mott v. Indiana

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

ALLEN SHARP, Chief Judge.

On March 19,1991, plaintiff pro se, Jerry R. Mott, an inmate at the Westville Correctional Center, filed a complaint purporting to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and invoking this court’s jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1343(a)(3) and (4). The motion to dismiss filed by defendants on April 10, 1991, demonstrates the necessary compliance with the mandates of Lewis v. Faulkner, 689 F.2d 100 (7th Cir.1982). The plaintiff filed a response on April 17, 1991.

Dismissal of a complaint is only proper where “it appears beyond doubt that the…