Legal Opinion

Adriano Alain Cortez v. Chad Kapla, Unit Manager, FPC Yankton, in his individual capacity; and E. Penrose, Assistant Warden, FPC Yankton, in her individual capacity

District Court, D. South Dakota

Decided May 21, 2026No. 4:25-cv-04146Unknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH DAKOTA SOUTHERN DIVISION ADRIANO ALAIN CORTEZ, 4:25-CV-04146-CCT Plaintiff, 1915A SCREENING vs. CHAD KAPLA, Unit Manager, FPC Yankton, in his individual capacity; and E. PENROSE, Assistant Warden, FPC Yankton, in her individual capacity, Defendants. Plaintiff, Adriano Alain Cortez, who was previously an inmate at the Yankton Federal Prison Camp,1 filed a pro se civil rights lawsuit. Docket 1, 1-1. The Court granted Cortez’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and ordered him to pay an initial partial filing fee in accordance with 28…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Erickson v. PardusSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  4. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Village of Willowbrook v. OlechSupreme Court of the United States · 2000

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