Wiggins v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Filing 14

MEMORANDUM OPINION. SEE OPINION for complete details. Signed by District Judge Henry E. Hudson on 08/20/2018. Copy of this MEMORANDUM OPINION mailed to Plaintiff.(ccol, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Richmond Division

EDWARD L. WIGGINS,

Plaintiff,
Civil Action No. 3:17CV840-HEH
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER

JOHNSON,
Defendant.
MEMORANDUM OPINION

(Dismissing 42 U.S.C.§ 1983 Complaint)

Edward L. Wiggins, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se and informa pauperis,

submitted this civil action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The action proceeds on the

Particularized Complaint("Complaint,"ECF No. 13.) The matter is before the Court for
evaluation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2) and 1915A.
1.

PRELIMINARY REVIEW

Pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act("PLRA")this Court must dismiss
any action filed by a prisoner if the Court determines the action(I)"is frivolous" or(2)
"fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted." 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2); see 28
U.S.C. § I915A. The first standard includes claims based upon "an indisputably

meritless legal theory," or claims where the "factual contentions are clearly baseless."
Clay V. Yates, 809 F. Supp.417,427(E.D. Va. 1992)(quoting Neitzke v. Williams, 490
U.S. 319, 327(1989)). The second standard is the familiar standard for a motion to
dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6).