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Complaint For Violation Of Civil Rights Form. This is a Tennessee form and can be use in USDC Eastern Federal.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT ________________________________
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(Enter above the NAME of the
plaintiff in this action.)
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(Enter above the NAME of each
defendant in this action.)
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COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS
(42 U.S.C. Section 1983)
I.
PREVIOUS LAWSUITS
A.
B.
Have you begun other lawsuits in state or federal court dealing with the same facts
involved in this action or otherwise relating to your imprisonment? YES ( ) NO (
)
If your answer to A is YES, describe the lawsuit in the space below. (If there is more
than one lawsuit, describe the additional lawsuits on another piece of paper, using the
same outline.)
1.
Parties to the previous lawsuit:
Plaintiffs: _______________________________________________________
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Defendants: _____________________________________________________
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2.
COURT: (If federal court, name the district; if state court, name the county):
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3.
4.
Name of Judge to whom case was assigned: ____________________________
5.
Disposition: (For example: Was the case dismissed? Was it appealed? Is it still
pending?) _______________________________________________________
6.
Approximate date of filing lawsuit: ___________________________________
7.
II.
DOCKET NUMBER: _____________________________________________
Approximate date of disposition: _____________________________________
PLACE OF PRESENT CONFINEMENT: _________________________________________
A.
Is there a prisoner grievance procedure in this institution? YES ( ) NO ( )
B.
Did you present the facts relating to your complaint in the prisoner grievance procedure?
YES ( ) NO ( )
C.
If your answer is YES,
1.
What steps did you take? ___________________________________________
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2.
What was the result? ______________________________________________
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D.
If your answer to B is NO, explain why not. _________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
E.
If there is no prison grievance procedure in the institution, did you complain to the
prison authorities? YES ( ) NO ( )
F.
If your answer is YES,
1.
What steps did you take? ___________________________________________
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What was the result? ______________________________________________
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III.
PARTIES
(In item A below, please your name in the first blank and place your present address in the
second blank. Do the same for any additional plaintiffs.)
A.
Name of plaintiff: _______________________________________________________
Present address: ________________________________________________________
Permanent home address: _________________________________________________
Address of nearest relative: _______________________________________________
(In item B below, place the FULL NAME of the defendant in the first blank, his official
position in the second blank, and his place of employment in the third blank. Use item C for
the additional names, positions, and places of employment of any additional defendants.)
B.
Defendant: ____________________________________________________________
Official position: _______________________________________________________
Place of employment: ___________________________________________________
C.
Additional defendants: __________________________________________________
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_____________________________________________________________________
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IV.
STATEMENT OF CLAIM
(State here as briefly as possible the FACTS of your case. Describe how EACH defendant is
involved. Include also the names of other persons involved, dates and places. DO NOT give
any legal arguments or cite any cases or statutes. If you intend to allege a number of related
claims, number and set forth each claim in a separate paragraph. Use as much space as you
need. Attach extra sheets, if necessary.)
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V.
RELIEF
(State BRIEFLY exactly what you want this Court to do for you. Make NO legal arguments.
Cite NO cases or statutes.)
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SIGNED THIS _______________ DAY OF ____________________________________, 20______.
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SIGNATURE OF PLAINTIFF
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