Francis v. State of Maryland

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND JEFFERY FRANCIS, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. ELH-21-1365 STATE OF MARYLAND, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION In this civil rights case, plaintiff Jeffrey Francis,1 a former inmate at the Maryland Correctional Training Center (“MCTC”), filed suit pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

and Maryland law, which he has twice amended. See ECF 1 (the “Original Complaint”); ECF 22 (the “First Amended Complaint”); ECF 53 (the “Second Amended Complaint”). Francis asserts fifteen claims against four defendants, stemming from a use of force…