Robert McKinley Blankenship v. Jim Terry Shortt

CLERK'S OFFICE U.S. DIST. COU AT ROANOKE, VA FILED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT November 10, 2025 FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Lavra A. AUSTIN, CLERK ROANOKE DIVISION BY: s/A. Beeson DEPUTY CLERK ROBERT MCKINLEY BLANKENSHIP, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 7:25CV00477 ) V. ) OPINION ) JIM TERRY SHORTT, ) JUDGE JAMES P. JONES ) Defendant. ) ) Robert McKinley Blankenship, Pro Se Plaintiff. The plaintiff, Robert McKinley Blankenship, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleges that the defendant, who participated in criminal…