Dowdy v. Shelby County Sheriff's Office

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE WESTERN DIVISION DOUZIA DOWDY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 2:20-cv-02448-TLP-tmp v. ) ) SHELBY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, ) Jail Division, C/O ROBINSON, R. LEWIS, ) C/O, A. JOHNSON, C/O, ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER PARTIALLY DISMISSING COMPLAINT WITHOUT PREJUDICE, ALLOWING EXCESSIVE FORCE AND BATTERY CLAIMS TO PROCEED, GRANTING LEAVE TO AMEND THE COMPLAINT’S DISMISSED CLAIMS, AND DIRECTING ISSUANCE OF PROCESS Plaintiff Douzia Dowdy1 sues pro se under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

for excessive force, battery, and violation of his First Amendment…