Calloway v. Pinkney

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA MICHAEL CALLOWAY (#96740) CIVIL ACTION VERSUS 20-562-SDD-RLB CEDRIC PINKEY, ET AL. ORDER The pro se Plaintiff, an inmate confined at the Louisiana State Penitentiary (“LSP”), Angola, Louisiana, filed this proceeding pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

against defendants Cedric Pinkney, William Smith, and Tyler Butler complaining that his constitutional rights were violated due to the excessive use of force and the issuance of a false disciplinary report. The plaintiff alleges that on April 7, 2020 defendant Pickney fabricated a story that the…