Ajaj v. United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS AHMAD M. AJAJ, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 14-cv-01245-JPG ) GARRETT FOZZARD, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GILBERT, District Judge: This case now focuses on Plaintiff Ahmad Ajaj’s Eighth Amendment excessive force claim (Count 1) against Officer Garrett Fozzard brought pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Agents,

403 U.S. 388

(1971). In the operative Complaint,1 Ajaj alleges that Officer Fozzard struck him in the back with an open padlock on October 27, 2011. (Doc. 221). This claim survived screening under 28…