HATCHER v. ROHANA et al

Filing 4

ENTRY Directing further proceedings. The plaintiff shall have through July 31, 2012, in which to supplement his complaint by identifying which constitutional right was infringed by each of the defendants and how each of the defendants infringed on that constitutional right. A copy of the complaint shall be included with the plaintiff's copy of this Entry. (S.O.) (copy to plaintiff via U.S. Mail). Signed by Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson on 7/9/2012.(MAC)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
ROBERT HATCHER,
vs.

Plaintiff,

DR. ROHANA, et al.,
Defendants.

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2:12-cv-184-JMS-WGH

Entry Directing Further Proceedings
Robert Hatcher, a state prisoner, has filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983, “the ubiquitous tort remedy for deprivations of rights secured by federal law
(primarily the Fourteenth Amendment) by persons acting under color of state law.”
Jackson v. City of Joliet, 715 F.2d 1200, 1201 (7th Cir. 1983), cert. denied, 465 U.S.
1049 (1984).
To state a claim under § 1983, “a plaintiff must allege that the defendants
deprived him of a right secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States, and
that the defendants acted under color of state law.” Lekas v. Briley, 405 F.3d 602, 606
(7th Cir. 2005). "[T]he first step in any [' 1983] claim is to identify the specific
constitutional right infringed." Albright v. Oliver, 510 U.S. 266, 271 (1994); see
Conyers v. Abitz, 416 F.3d 580, 586 (7th Cir. 2005)(A[C]onstitutional claims must be
addressed under the most applicable provision.@).
The plaintiff shall have through July 31, 2012, in which to supplement his
complaint by identifying which constitutional right was infringed by each of the
defendants and how each of the defendants infringed on that constitutional right.
Entry.

A copy of the complaint shall be included with the plaintiff’s copy of this
IT IS SO ORDERED.

07/09/2012
Date: __________________

_______________________________
Hon. Jane Magnus-Stinson, Judge
United States District Court
Southern District of Indiana

Distribution:
Robert Hatcher
#112855
Putnamville Correctional Facility
Inmate Mail/Parcels
1946 West U.S. Hwy 40
Greencastle, IN 46135