Thomas v. Pugh

Terrence Thomas, a Tennessee detainee proceeding pro se, appeals a district court order and judgment dismissing his civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case has been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 34(j)(l), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination, this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed. R.App. P. 34(a).

At the time he filed his complaint, Thomas was detained by Shelby County, Tennessee, on unidentified charges. He sued three Shelby County judges, an assistant district attorney, and the assistant public defender appointed…