Daquante Seider Crute v. Keen Mountain Correctional Center

Summary

The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia dismissed Daquante Seider Crute’s pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action during screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. The court held that Keen Mountain Correctional Center is not a person subject to suit under § 1983 and that the complaint therefore failed to state a claim.

Holdings

1. Keen Mountain Correctional Center is not a person subject to suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
2. The complaint must be dismissed for failure to state a claim under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the complaint stated a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Keen Mountain Correctional Center.
2. Whether the complaint should be dismissed during mandatory prisoner screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A.

Disposition

dismissed