Sullins v. Moreland

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA EASTERN DIVISION CHARLES SULLINS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CIVIL ACT. NO. 3:20-cv-0530-ECM ) (WO) ) JEFFREY MORELAND, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION The idea “that the plaintiff is the master of the complaint” is central to federal question jurisprudence. Caterpillar Inc. v. Williams,

482 U.S. 386, 399

(1987). What goes hand in hand with this understanding is a plaintiff is held responsible for strategic decisions he makes when crafting his complaint through the addition or subtraction…