Curtis James Bingham v. United States
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT CHATTANOOGA
CURTIS JAMES BINGHAM, )
) Case No. 1:25-cv-100 Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Judge Atchley ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) Magistrate Judge Dumitru
BRADLEY COUNTY, TENNESSEE, )
BRADLEY COUNTY SHERIFF, and )
JOHN DOES 1–5, )
) Defendants. )
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Plaintiff is a federal prisoner currently incarcerated in the United States Penitentiary in Victorville, California (“Victorville”). He was formerly confined in the Bradley County Jail. Plaintiff’s pro se complaint for violation of U.S.C. § 1983 alleges he was injured while being transported from his confinement in the Bradley County Jail and denied medical care for his injuries. [Doc. 3]. He also filed motions regarding proceeding in forma pauperis [Docs. 1, 7], and a motion to file his complaint without using a complaint form [Doc. 2]. The Court addresses Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis motions [Docs. 1, 7] before screening the Complaint [Doc. 3].
I. FILING FEE
For good cause shown therein, Plaintiff’s motion for extension of time to file his in forma…