Request for Consideration of an Inmate Transfer in Anthony Cohen v. Resident Agent, et al., WMN-14-1850, a use of force case, as part of a settlement exploration
Plaintiff Anhony Cohen, an inmate housed at NBCI, alleged claims of excessive use of force and deliberate indifference in the medical treatment received against several officers and the Warden. Cohen claims that he was assaulted by correctional staff and suffered injuries to his face and head.
On March 4, 2014, Cohen became agitated after correctional staff notified him that he would be receiving a cellmate. Refusing orders to come to the cell door to be handcuffed, Cohen covered his cell window and began beating on something inside his cell. After Cohen ignored multiple orders to uncover his window, four officers entered the cell and encountered Cohen, who was positioned in a fighting stance and charged violently toward one of the officers swinging his arms with clenched fist trying to strike him.…