Pinkston v. Mississippi Department of Corrections

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI GREENVILLE DIVISION CHAZ PINKSTON PLAINTIFF V. NO. 4:17-CV-39-DMB-DAS MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al. DEFENDANTS ORDER After a long and winding procedural history in this case, this Court held a four-day evidentiary hearing1 on Chaz Pinkston’s only remaining claim—a due process forcible medication claim against Dr. Hendrick Kuiper. Because Pinkston was not a danger to himself, others, or property at the time Kuiper directed that Pinkston be forcibly injected with medication, the Court finds Kuiper…