Pendergrass v. Hodge

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

In this pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, plaintiff alleges that defendants violated his constitutional rights while he was incarcerated at the Riverside Regional Jail (RRJ). Named as defendants are: Colonel D.R. Hodge, RRJ Superintendent; Colonel M.R. Reynolds, RRJ Classification Supervisor; and Captain J. Tyler, RRJ Head of Security. Defendants have filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), to which plaintiff has responded. Accordingly, the matter is now ripe for disposition. Because the disposition of this motion requires a consideration of…