Clayton v. Bedford County Sheriff's Dept.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE MAURICE J. CLAYTON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No.: 4:16-CV-30-HSM-CHS ) BEDFORD COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEP’T., ) AUSTIN SWING, Sheriff, ) TIM IOKY, Captain, and ) KENNETH MATTHEWS, Doctor, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION On March 10, 2016, Maurice J. Clayton filed a Complaint under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

[Doc. 2] against various defendants associated with the Bedford County Correctional Complex, where he was then incarcerated. He subsequently filed his motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis [Doc. 4], which was granted by the Court on…