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M :QFFIC;ue :*T.cepr.IN TH E UNITED STATES DISTRICT CO URTFOR TH E W ESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIAR O AN O K E DIV ISIO NCU RT IS L.M CC O Y ,Plaintiff,V.W A RD EN S.K .Y O U N G ,etaI.,D efendants.))))))),ATx vlûki,VAM#t 2 2ûlXJU R.EC ivilA ction N o.7:12-cv-00192M EM O M N DU M O PIN IO NBy:H on.Jackson L.K iserSenior U nited StatesD istrictJudgeCurtisL.M ccoy,a Virginiainm ate proceeding pro K ,filed a civilrightscom plaint,.pursuantto42U.S.C.j 1983withjurisdictionvestedin28U.S.C.j 1343.Plaintiffnamesasdefendants:S.K.Young,W ndy,aHearingOfficer;Yates,thePCC M edicalAdministrator',A.M itchell,a'kirseatPCC;PeggyScarberl'y,a N urse atPCC ;R .Thom as,a PostalA ssistant',Cartw right,an lnvestigator',M ndPCC correctionalofficers(iiC/O'')Captain W ick, LieutenantBuckalm on,J.W .Cum bee,Craig,Johnson,and A nderson.1.PlaintiffallegesthatCum bee used excessive force on July 23,2011,and Y ates,M itchell,and Scarberryw ere deliberately indifferentto serious m edicalneeds,in violation ofthe Eighth A m endm entofthe U nited States Constitution. PlaintiffallegesthatYoung,Craig,W ick,Buckannon,Cartwright,and Johnson failed to protectplaintiffand covered up theunconstitutionalforce,inviolation ofthe Eighth andFourteenth Am endm ents. Plaintiffalso allegesthatCraig'sconductduring a body cavity search violated the Fourth A m endm ent.Plaintifffiled the action in July 2011w ith the U nited StatesD istrictCourtforthe EasternDistrid ofVirginia(CtDistrictCourt''),andtheDistrid ginally nam ed Scarberry astEstrawberry,''butacourtordercorrectedthenam e. CounselfortheCorrectionalDefendants also noted thatBuckannon should be Buchanan, Thom as should beThom ason,andJohnson should be M .Johnson. D espitethis inform ation,plaintiffdid notrequesta change to thenam es, and Ideclinetom odifythe aintifpsrequest.
formapauperis,pursuantto28U.S.C.j 1915(b),inOctober2011.On December22,2011,theDistrictCourtinfonned plaintiffthathe is responsible for serving the com plainton thedefendantswithin lerktonotifytheOffice ofthe A ttorney GeneralofV irginia ofthe action,pursuantto an inform alagreem entbetw een the D istrictCourtand thatOffice.Al1butonedefendant,Anderson,responded aftertheClerk notified theAttorney GeneralofV irginia. The CorrectionalDefendants-Y oung,Bandy,Thom as,C artm ight,H am m ond,andCorrectionalOfficers Capt.W ick,Lt.Buckannon,Johnson,Clzm bee,and Craig - answered ummaryjudgmentonFebruary 13,2012.TheM edicalDefendantsYates,M itchell,and Scarberry- n M arch 2,2012.3 Plaintiffdid notfilearesponseto theM edicalDefendants'm otions.On M arch 20,2012,theDistrictCourtnoted thatplaintiffhadnotyetservedAndersonand rem inded plaintiffthatitw ashisduty to com plete service ofprocessorprovide the AttorneyGeneralwith edbyRule4(m).TheDistrictCourttransferred thisaction to me on April23,2012,because alleventstranspired anda11defendantsresidewithin theW estern DistrictofVirginia.Thetime forplaintiffto identifyand serveAnderson and to respond to theM edicalDefendants'motionshave iewingtherecord,Idismisstheclaim sagainstBoyd2TheCorrectionalD efendantssentplaintiffaRoseboronoticeonthesam eday. See Roseboro v.Garrison,528 hesem otionswereoriginally filed atdocketentry 24butarenow duplicated indocketentries24 and 26. TheM edicalDefendants'Roseboronoticeislocated in asection attheend ofthem otionstitled, ttN otice.''
dM laintiffallegesthefollowing factsin theveritied complaint.Onthem orning ofJuly 23,2011,plaintiffw as in a PC C pod and noticed thatuncovered cups ofm ilk w ere on a tablelmderneath adusty airduct.W hen plaintiffreceived afood tray an hourlater,plaintifftold threecorrectionaloftk ersin the pod thattheuncovered,unrefrigerated m ilk wasahealth hazard.Plaintiffasked the officersforan informalcomplaintand regulargrievance form ,and Cum and thecellwhiletelling the officershewanted to seeasergeant.Cumbeetold plaintiff,dtshutyourmouth and goto yourdam n cell.'' W hen plaintiffexplained thathehad arightto talk to putthetray on thetable and obeyed a second orderto puthishandsbehind hisback. Cum beethen(troughed up''plaintiffby tightening the handcuffstdastightasthey w ould go''and pushedplaintiffsarmsttsofarup ghisjback rhejyelled,CYoutryingtobreakmyarm.Breakit,Break it.'''Cumbeeescorted plaintiffinto an office andttfullbody slamm ed''plaintiffinto achair,Gtplacing (a1forearm in gplaintiffslthroat,choking gplaintiffj.''PlaintiffaccusedCumbeeoftrying to killplaintiff,and Cum bee said,ûtA in'tno cam erasin here,nigger. Ya'llboys don'trunshit. This is m y pod,''w ith a m enacing look. Cum bee w alked outside the office doorto use aradio,and plaintiffw heeled the chairrightbehind Cum bee. Cum bee turned around, pushedplaintiffs chairçtextrem ely hard''againstthe back w all,and said, d4Boy,getyourassback in that
corner.'' Cumbeesaid som ethingto detkndantJohnson,who stayed outin the hallway and thenturned back tow ard plaintiff. ustsnapped.He.snatchedmeupoutgof)thechairby my t-shirtand slamm ed m eface firstintothe floor.Partofmy face wasonthe bottom ofa stand up fan'sprotruding leg. H e then placed his over200 poundweighton m y head w ith hisleftknee. W ith hisotherknee,he kneed m e on m y gansmackingmeinmyfaee,saying,ttYouheard m enigger. You heard what1told you,youhearmenigger.''Idon'tknow ifJohnson washislook out,buthestayed in thehallway. Cam eraswillshow his actions. H e could have stopped the assaulton m e oratleastattem pted to.Hedid notprotectme. Asllaid there,Iheard arush ofrunning feet. Then Iknewsomeonewascom ing.Atthetim eldid notknow who yanked my legsin theair. Hehelgdlbothlegsinonearm ruiseabovelmy leftheel.ltriedtopleadtoCaptain W in.Iwasplacedinthesegregationshow erw ith the D og leash hooked atthe top ofthe shower on the outside cage. Thiscaused morepain. Thenursewasbroughtin to seeme. 1refuseto beseen eleft.C/O Craigremovedthe handcuffsand leg irons. H e stated those w ere his and thathe shackled m e. A ndcutandtheback ofmyheel. Iask again to seethenurse. Shetried to chargem eso 1refused again.Ifeltlshould nothavehad topay forthe officers'actions.Ithen askedforinform alcom plaintform s,em ergency grievances,and requestform sto see the m agistrate. 1msk thatphotosbe taken. lw as told there w asno cam era available by Sgt.D ye. lthen vedapink orkingdays.C41(Compl.9-11,17-19.)Although seem ingly unrelatedto Cumbee'suse offorce,plaintiffallegesthatdefendantCraig hum iliated plaintiff,in violation oftheFourth Amendment,fortelling plaintiffto ttplacebothhandson (hisjcheekstbut'tlandopenup tswerenotstandard terminology and m adeplaintifffeeldegraded and sexually4Plaintiffsignedthecom plainton July29,2011,six days a'Iterthealleged excessive force.
assaulted. Plaintifffiled an informalcom plaintaboutCraig'scomm ent,butplaintiffbelievesthatCraig rem oved the grievance from plaintiff s celldoor.5Plaintiffconcludesthathehas:Been denied a m agistrate to file chargeson C/O Cum bee forassault,m y rightto filegrievancesinordertofollow mydueprocesshasbeendenied gsicj.Iwaslaceratedby handcuffs and leg irons. Ihave pain in m y head,neck,back,ribs,and w epicturesofinjuriescausedbyC/OCambee.C/O Johnsonjustwatchedtheassaulton d('Break m y arm .'' Ihave stated m y claim s.(Compl.12.)Plaintiffliststheclaimsagainstthe defendantsin theirindividualand officialcapacitiesas follow s:* W arden S.K .Young for his supervision ofa1lotherdefendants;* Ofticer Cum bee forexcessive force and for assaultand battery;* O fticer Craig for sexualharassm entand forlacerating and scarring plaintiff sleftheelwithleg irons;OfficerJohnson forwatching C/O Cumbeeassaultplaintiffand notintervening',HearingsOfficerBandy fornotbeing im partialand notviewing thevideo recording ;M edicalA dm inistratorY atesforhaving im properly trained staffand for interfering with aserious m edicalneed;N urse M itchellforinterfering with medicaltreatmentand denying accessto adoctor;. N urse Scarberry forrefusing to treatplaintiffbecause plaintiffw ould notpay a co-pay;Capt.W ick forcovering up the assaultby refusing to allow any ofhissubordinate ofticerstotake pictures;* Lt.Buckannon forrefusing to properly investigate the assaultand for refusing to allow any ofhis subordinate officersto take pictures;PostalAssistantThom as1ttforrefusing to allow m ailto go out, redirecting itback togplaintiffl/holding plaintiffsjlettertotheHeadofDOC,M r.HaroldClarkge,jthenre-routingitbackto gplaintiftlinordertocoverup C/O Cum bee's actions,interfering with attem ptsto m ailcertified m utgoingmail'';5The record revealsthatplaintiffreceived a response to this inform alcom plaintafterplaintifffiled this action.SPlaintiffsimply allegesthatSgt. Dye,Offk erCaldw ell,and OfficerCraig denied plaintiffthe rightto eat,butDyeand Caldwellare notdefendantsto this action.1Thefirsttim eplaintiffidentifiesThom asasadefendantordescribesaclaim againstThom asisatthe endofthecom plaintwhere plaintiffliststheclaim s.5
C/O AndersonforCtrefusing ntformson times'';. Investigator Cartw rightfor failing to im m ediately investigate Cum bee'sactions;TPSHammondforçsinterferingwith afterCumbee'salleged assaultand forpreventlng plaintiffsaccessto adoctor.(Compl.13-14.) Plaintiffrequests 400,000incompensatorydamagesand 350,000inpunitivedam ages.Imustdism issany action orclaim filed by an inm ateifldeterminethattheaction orclaim is frivolousor failsto state a claim on w hich reliefm ay be granted. See 28 U .S.C.jj 1915(e)(2),1915A(b)(1);42U.S.C.j udesclaim sbased upon itan indisputablym eritlesslegaltheory,'''tclaim sofinfringementofalegalinterestwhich clearly doesnotexisty''orclaim sw here the tdfactualcontentions are clearlybaseless.''Neitzkev.W illiams,490U.S.319,327(1989).Thesecond plaintiff's factualallegations as true. A com plaintneeds (a shol'tand plain statem entoftheclaim entdtgtlactualallegations.toraisearightto reliefabovethespeculativelevel.'' BellAtl.Corp.v.Twombly,550 U .S.544,555(2007)(internalquotationmarksomitted).A d conclusions.''Id. Therefore,aplaintiffmusttsallegefactssufficientto deNemours& Co.,324 F.3d 761,765(4thCir.2003).8PlaintifflistsBoyd as a defendanton the lastpageofthe verified com plaint, butBoyd hasnotbeen added tothedocketand,consequently,hasneverbeen served. dantandw illreview the claim againsthervia 28 U .S.C.j 1915and j 1915A.6
Determ ining whethera com plaintstatesaplausible claim forreliefistta odraw sistofno m ore than labels and conclusions. ld. A lthough 1 liberally construe pro ),ldonotactastheinmate'sadvocate,sua sponte developing statutory and constitutionalclaim sthe inm ate failed to oll,107F.3d tv.CitvofHampton,775F.2d 1274,1278(4th Cir.1985).SeealsoGordonv.Leeke,574F.2d 1147,1151(4th ted to assum etherole ofadvocate forapro K plaintift).A.Plaintifffailsto state a due process oraccessto courtsclaim acainstA nderson.Plaintiffargues thatA nderson violated due process,guaranteed by the FourteenthA m endm ent,by notgiving plaintiffan inform algrievance form despite plaintiff s sixty requestson July 28 and 29,2011. Plaintiff sPCC grievance record show sthatplaintifffiled m ore thanforty inform alcom plaintsbetw een July and October 13,2011,and plaintifffailsto explain howplaintiffw asunable to receive an inform alcom plaintform from other staffon July 28 or29,2011,orw asprevented from filing an inform alcom plaintafterJuly 29,
Curtis L.Mccoy,a Virginia inmate proceeding pro . Hammond,a Treatment Programs Supervisor (:CTPS'')'5and PCC correctional officers (iiC/O'') Captain Wick 1Plaintiff, Lieutenant Buckalmon, J. W.Cumbee, Craig, Johnson,and Anderson. . alleges that Cumbee used excessive force on July 23, 201 1, and Yates, Mitchell, and Scarberry were deliberately indifferent to serious medical needs, in .
