James E. Phillips v. E. Knotts, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION JAMES E. PHILLIPS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 1:23-cv-01561-JRO-TAB ) E. KNOTTS, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Plaintiff James E. Phillips, an inmate within the Indiana Department of Correction ("IDOC"), brought this action against IDOC Defendants Caseworker Knotts, Officer Tumulty, and Sgt. Maynard alleging that his First and Eighth Amendment rights were violated while he was housed at Pendleton Correctional…