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Watson v. Beard

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
May 27, 2010
Civil Action No. 09-87J (W.D. Pa. May. 27, 2010)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 09-87J.

May 27, 2010


ORDER


The above captioned case was initiated on April 3, 2009, by the filing of a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (doc. no. 1) accompanied by a Complaint. The case was referred to Magistrate Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan for pretrial proceedings in accordance with the Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), and Rule 72.C.2 of the Local Rules.

The Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (doc. no. 49), filed on April 12, 2010, recommended that the Motion to Dismiss filed by the Commonwealth Defendants (doc. no. 25) be granted and that the Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendant Fisher (doc. no. 45) be granted. Plaintiff filed Objections on April 30, 2010 (doc. no. 54). After a de novo review of the pleadings and documents in the case, together with the report and recommendation and the objections thereto, the following order is entered: AND NOW, this 27th day of May, 2010;

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss filed by the Commonwealth Defendants (doc. no. 25) is GRANTED and the Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendant Fisher (doc. no. 45) is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation (doc. no. 49) of Magistrate Judge Lenihan, dated April 12, 2010, is adopted as the Opinion of the Court.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court mark this case CLOSED. Pursuant to Rule 4(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Plaintiff has thirty (30) days to file a notice of appeal as provided by Rule 3 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure if he so desires.


Summaries of

Watson v. Beard

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
May 27, 2010
Civil Action No. 09-87J (W.D. Pa. May. 27, 2010)
Case details for

Watson v. Beard

Case Details

Full title:JOSEPH WATSON, Plaintiff, v. JEFFREY BEARD, Sec. Camp Hill, PA; GERALD…

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

Date published: May 27, 2010

Citations

Civil Action No. 09-87J (W.D. Pa. May. 27, 2010)

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