Devon J. Hypes v. Thomas Brady, Mike Watson, Carpenter, Dion Urbina, Devon Burton, Zack Shifflet, Rutkowski, Rose, Kourtney Carper, Elward, Smolek, QCC, Cruz, Ball, Taylor, and Don't No Name Main

Summary

The court strikes a prisoner’s complaint because it asserts unrelated claims against multiple defendants in violation of the rules governing joinder. The court grants Devon J. Hypes until July 9, 2026, to file an amended complaint limited to related claims and directs him to pursue any other claim groups in separate lawsuits.

Holdings

1. Unrelated claims against different defendants do not belong in a single suit merely because the events occurred at the same jail; the complaint was improperly joined.
2. When a complaint contains unrelated or misjoined claims, the court may require the plaintiff to select which properly joined and related claims to pursue in the current case and bring other claim groups in separate suits.

Questions Presented

1. Whether a complaint asserting unrelated claims against different defendants should be permitted to proceed in a single action.
2. What procedural remedy is appropriate when a prisoner complaint contains unrelated or misjoined claims.

Disposition

other