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Serrano v. Fenstermaker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Jan 24, 2013
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:CV-12-2467 (M.D. Pa. Jan. 24, 2013)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:CV-12-2467

01-24-2013

FRANCISCO SERRANO Plaintiff, v. ERIKA FENSTERMAKER, et al. Defendants.


(JUDGE CAPUTO)


(MAGISTRATE JUDGE CARLSON)


ORDER

NOW, this 24th day of January, 2013, upon review of the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Martin C. Carlson (Doc. 6) for plain error or manifest injustice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

(1) The Report & Recommendation (Doc. 6) is ADOPTED.
(2) Plaintiff's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 2) is GRANTED.
(3) The claims against individual Defendant Erika Fenstermaker are DISMISSED with prejudice.
(4) Plaintiff may PROCEED with his action against Defendant United States of America.
(5) The matter is RECOMMITTED to Magistrate Judge Carlson for further proceedings.

______________________

A. Richard Caputo

United States District Judge


Summaries of

Serrano v. Fenstermaker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Jan 24, 2013
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:CV-12-2467 (M.D. Pa. Jan. 24, 2013)
Case details for

Serrano v. Fenstermaker

Case Details

Full title:FRANCISCO SERRANO Plaintiff, v. ERIKA FENSTERMAKER, et al. Defendants.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Date published: Jan 24, 2013

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:CV-12-2467 (M.D. Pa. Jan. 24, 2013)

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