Opinion
3:22-CV-00492
08-17-2023
CAROL M. NOVITSKY, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF HAZLETON POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al., Defendants.
MARIANI JUDGE
ORDER
Saporito Magistrate Judge
AND NOW, THIS 16th DAY OF AUGUST 2023, upon review of Magistrate Judge Joseph F. Saporito's Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) (Doc. 34) for clear error or manifest injustice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. The R&R (Doc. 34) is ADOPTED for the reasons discussed therein;
2. Defendants City of Hazleton Police Department, City of Hazleton Code Enforcement, Nadine Sist, and City of Hazleton's Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) (Doc. 13) is GRANTED;
3. Plaintiff's injunctive relief claim for an order vacating any court-imposed fines, liens, or other charges is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;