Ellis v. Myers

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION DEMAJIO JEROME ELLIS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 3:14-CV-1575 JD ) SERGEANT MYERS, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER While an inmate at Westville Correctional Facility, plaintiff Demajio Jerome Ellis was injured during an altercation with correctional officers on November 22, 2013, causing him a cut to his shoulder, bruising, swelling, and headache. Mr. Ellis filed this cause of action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violations of his Eighth Amendment rights related to the incident. He brings…