Mouratidis v. Matthew

Full title: LOUIS MOURATIDIS, Plaintiff, v. JAMES MATTHEW, et al., Defendants.

Court: United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Feb 16, 2023

Civil Action 22-CV-4631 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 16, 2023)

Opinion

Civil Action 22-CV-4631

02-16-2023

LOUIS MOURATIDIS, Plaintiff, v. JAMES MATTHEW, et al., Defendants.

HARVEY BARTLE III, J.

ORDER

HARVEY BARTLE III, J.

AND NOW, this 16^th day of February, 2023, upon consideration of Louis Mouratidis's Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 1), and Complaint (ECF No. 2) it is ORDERED that:

1. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915.

2. The Complaint is DEEMED filed.

3. All official capacity claims against all Defendants and the individual capacity claims against Defendants Captain James Matthew, and Detectives Velazquez, Gibson, Cangelosi, and Repici are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) for the reasons stated in the Court's Memorandum.

4. Mouratidis's individual capacity claim against Detective William Murphy is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE pending resolution of the state criminal proceedings in Mouratidis's favor, at which time Mouratidis may refile his claim against Detective Murphy.

5. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case.