LACRUZE v. ZATECKY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION NICHOLAS LACRUZE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 1:20-cv-02148-JPH-DML ) D. ZATECKY et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER SCREENING COMPLAINT AND DIRECTING SERVICE OF PROCESS Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) inmate Nicholas LaCruze commenced this

42 U.S.C. § 1983

action on August 13, 2020, and paid an initial partial filing fee on October 20, 2020. Dkt. 8. The Court now screens the complaint and makes the following rulings. I. Screening Standard Because the plaintiff is a prisoner, his complaint is subject to the…