Danyale Carter v. Nathan Sims

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD DIVISION DANYALE CARTER, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 3:23-cv-03064-JEH NATHAN SIMS, Defendant. Order Plaintiff, proceeding pro se and presently incarcerated at Logan Correctional Center brought the present lawsuit pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

alleging Eighth Amendment claims for excessive force and for conducting a shakedown in a manner allegedly designed to harass or humiliate. The matter comes before this Court for entry of a default judgment and the Court’s determination of damages. I Plaintiff1 filed this…