DAVIS v. LESTER

No. Civ.A. 7:00-CV-00737.

156 F.Supp.2d 588 (2001)

Trini DAVIS, Plaintiff, v. Lt. LESTER, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Virginia, Roanoke Division.

July 26, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Trini Davis, Somers, CT, pro se.

Banci Enga Tewolde, Susan Foster Barr, Office of the Attorney General, Richmond, VA, for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

TURK, District Judge.

Plaintiff Trini Davis, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, brings this action under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, with jurisdiction vested under 28 U.S.C. § 1343. In his complaint, plaintiff alleges that the defendants, officers at Wallens Ridge State Prison ("Wallens Ridge"), used excessive force against him because of his race and in retaliation for his filing grievances when they...

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