John Walter-Louis Gates v. R. Brock, et al.

CLERKS OFFICE US DISTRICT COU IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT AT ROANOKE, VA POR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA RED ROANOKE DIVISION April 02, 2026 LAURA A. AUSTIN, CLERK By: /s/ M. Poff JOHN WALTER-LOUIS GATES, ) □□□ ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 7:25-cv-00492 ) Vv. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ) R. BROCK, ¢é a/, ) By: | Hon. Thomas T. Cullen ) United States District Judge Defendants. ) Plaintiff John Walter-Louis Gates (“Plaintiff”), a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, filed this civil-rights action asserting claims under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

against Defendants R. Brock and J. Hamilton (“Defendants”),…