Atkins v. Marks

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA FORT WAYNE DIVISION STEVEN ATKINS, Plaintiff, v. CAUSE NO.: 1:23-CV-428-TLS-JEM JERAD MARKS, et al., Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER Steven Atkins, a prisoner without a lawyer, filed a complaint. ECF No. 1. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, the Court must screen the complaint and dismiss it if the action is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief against a Defendant who is immune from such relief. To proceed beyond the pleading stage, a complaint must contain sufficient factual…