Legal Opinion
Manuel v. Mears
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided May 29, 2013No. Civ. No. 12-399-SLRPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SUE L. ROBINSON, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Karl B. Manuel, a prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a civil complaint against Sergeant Sharon Mears (“Sergeant Mears”) and corrections officer Lauro B. Diaz, Jr. (“officer Diaz”) (collectively, “defendants”) 1 on March 29, 2012, alleging excessive force claims in violation of his Eighth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment rights. (D.I. 3) The court granted plaintiffs motion to proceed in forma pauperis on April 18, 2012, and the plaintiff subsequently returned the requisite payment authorization on April 26, 2012. (D.I.…
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