Reed v. Hyatt

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE DIVISION CIVIL CASE NO. 1:19-cv-00122-MR CHARLES LEE REED, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) A. HYATT, et al., ) ORDER ) Defendants. ) _______________________________ ) THIS MATTER is before the Court on initial review of the Amended Complaint [Docs. 7-8]. Plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis. [Doc. 5]. I. BACKGROUND Pro se Plaintiff, who is a pretrial detainee at the Sevier County Jail Annex in Sevierville, Tennessee, filed this civil rights suit pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

and Bivens v. Six Unknown Named…