Pickens v. Morgan

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA STATESVILLE DIVISION CIVIL CASE NO. 5:22-cv-00126-MR BRANDON PICKENS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) JONATHAN C. MORGAN, et al., ) ORDER ) Defendants. ) _______________________________ ) THIS MATTER is before the Court on initial review of the pro se Amended Complaint.1 [Doc. 10]. The Plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis. [Doc. 8]. I. BACKGROUND The pro se Plaintiff, who is incarcerated at the Alexander Correctional Institution, filed this civil rights action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

addressing an incidents that…