Kirkland v. ODRC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION ELLIOT KIRKLAND, ) Case No. 4:23-cv-00305 ) Plaintiff, ) Judge J. Philip Calabrese ) v. ) Magistrate Judge James E. Grimes ) ODRC, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) OPINION AND ORDER Pro se Plaintiff Elliot Kirkland brought this civil rights action alleging that various law enforcement officials at Trumbull Correctional Institution used excessive force against him and provided inadequate medical treatment. Defendants move to dismiss the claims against them under Rule 12(b)(1) and Rule 12(b)(6). (ECF No. 18.) For the following…