Hines v. Marthakis et al, No. 3:2022cv00690 - Document 4 (N.D. Ind. 2022)

Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER: This case is DISMISSED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A because it is malicious. Signed by Judge Damon R Leichty on 9/2/22. (Copy mailed to pro se party). (nhc)

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Hines v. Marthakis et al Doc. 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION CORNELIUS LEMONT HINES, Plaintiff, v. CAUSE NO. 3:22-CV-690-DRL-MGG NANCY MARTHAKIS, DIANE THEW, and SHERRI FRITTER, Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER Cornelius LeMont Hines, a prisoner without a lawyer, filed a complaint alleging the three defendants were deliberately indifferent to a serious medical need. ECF 1. “A document filed pro se is to be liberally construed, and a pro se complaint, however inartfully pleaded, must be held to less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers.” Erickson v. Pardus, 551 U.S. 89, 94 (2007) (quotation marks and citations omitted). Nevertheless, under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, the court must review the merits of a prisoner complaint and dismiss it if the action is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief. Mr. Hines alleges his epilepsy causes him to have severe seizures requiring the use of a seizure helmet and mouthguard. He alleges these three defendants ignored this medical need by not providing him with replacement equipment in March 2022 when it went missing. This is the third time he has sued them based on this exact same allegation. Dockets.Justia.com See Hines v. Fritter, 3:22-cv-425 (N.D. Ind. filed May 31, 2022), and Hines v. Neal, 3:22-cv672 (N.D. Ind. filed August 18, 2022). It is malicious to sue the same people three times for the same claim. For these reasons, this case is DISMISSED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A because it is malicious. SO ORDERED. September 2, 2022 s/ Damon R. Leichty Judge, United States District Court 2

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