John Tomes v. Cheron T. Nash

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA EASTERN DIVISION JOHN TOMES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 1:22-cv-01140-MHH-SGC ) CHERON T. NASH, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER In this action, pro se plaintiff John Tomes asserts Eighth Amendment claims against several defendants under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents,

403 U.S. 388

(1971).1 Mr. Tomes alleges that while he was housed at Talladega Federal Correctional Institution—FCI-Talladega—the prison did not have a dentist on staff and, consequently, did not have the ability to perform dental…