Berrios v. Hatwood

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT DENNIS BERRIOS, Plaintiff, No. 3:23-cv-20 (OAW) v. DERRICK HATWOOD, Defendant. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT The plaintiff, Dennis Berrios, is a sentenced inmate1 who is now housed at Cheshire Correctional Institution (“Cheshire CI”) in the custody of the Connecticut Department of Correction (“DOC”). He is suing Defendant Correction Officer Hatwood under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See Initial Review Order, ECF No. 13. He claims Officer Hatwood violated his rights under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution…