Carter v. Warden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT DANIEL CARTER, : Plaintiff, : : v. : 3:20cv918 (KAD) : WARDEN OF BRIDGEPORT : CORRECTIONAL CENTER, : CORRECTION OFFICER BALLARD, : CORRECTION OFFICER FOWLKES, : CORRECTION OFFICER MARTIN, : LIEUTENANT MACDONALD, : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT The plaintiff, Daniel Carter, filed this civil rights action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

while a pretrial detainee in the custody of the Connecticut Department of Correction (“DOC”). In his complaint, he alleges the use of excessive force in violation…