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Scruggs v. McQuillan

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Feb 20, 2008
Civil Action No. 07-1514 (W.D. Pa. Feb. 20, 2008)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 07-1514.

February 20, 2008


ORDER


AND NOW, this 14th day of February, 2008, after the Plaintiff, Natol L. Scruggs, filed an action in the above-captioned case, and after a Report and Recommendation was filed by the United States Magistrate Judge giving the partied ten (10) days from the date of service to file written objections thereto, and no objections having been filed, and upon independent review of the record, and upon consideration of the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, which is adopted as the opinion of this Court,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the complaint [5] is dismissed before service for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted pursuant to the authority given to courts by the Prison Litigation Reform Act, 28 U.S.C. Section 1915A.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 4(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, if the parties desire to appeal from this Order they must do so within thirty (30) days by filing a notice of appeal as provided in Rule 3, Fed.R.App.P.


Summaries of

Scruggs v. McQuillan

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Feb 20, 2008
Civil Action No. 07-1514 (W.D. Pa. Feb. 20, 2008)
Case details for

Scruggs v. McQuillan

Case Details

Full title:NATOL L. SCRUGGS, Plaintiff v. ARTHUR T. McQUILLAN, Defendant

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

Date published: Feb 20, 2008

Citations

Civil Action No. 07-1514 (W.D. Pa. Feb. 20, 2008)

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