District Court, M.D. Tennessee January 30, 2026, 3:25-cv-00374 (Richard Hatchel v. Linda Thomas, et al.)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE

NASHVILLE DIVISION

RICHARD HATCHEL, #531786, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) NO. 3:25-cv-00374

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LINDA THOMAS, et al., )

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Defendants. )

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

State inmate Richard Hatchel filed a pro se civil rights Complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983

(Doc. No. 1) and an application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) (Doc. No.