Burroughs v. Mitchell

DAVID N. HURD, United States District Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

This is a pro se civil rights complaint filed by plaintiff Lorcen Burroughs ("Burroughs" or "plaintiff") pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (" Section 1983") that asserts claims arising out of his confinement in the *263custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision ("DOCCS"). Dkt. No. 1 ("Compl."). Plaintiff, who is currently confined at Great Meadow Correctional Facility ("Great Meadow C.F."), has not paid the statutory filing fee and seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Dkt. No. 12 ("IFP Application").1

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