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Wood v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation Parole

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Jul 2, 2009
Civil Action No. 08-76J (W.D. Pa. Jul. 2, 2009)

Summary

holding that claims against SCI Cresson were barred by the Eleventh Amendment

Summary of this case from Keys v. Carroll

Opinion

Civil Action No. 08-76J.

July 2, 2009


ORDER


AND NOW, this 2nd day of July, 2009, after the Plaintiff, Keith Wood, filed an action in the above-captioned case, and after a Motion to Dismiss was filed by defendants, and after a Report and Recommendation was filed by the United States Magistrate Judge granting the parties until June 25, 2009, to file written objections thereto, and upon consideration of the objections filed by plaintiff, 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 Motion to Dismiss [17] is GRANTED.

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


Summaries of

Wood v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation Parole

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Jul 2, 2009
Civil Action No. 08-76J (W.D. Pa. Jul. 2, 2009)

holding that claims against SCI Cresson were barred by the Eleventh Amendment

Summary of this case from Keys v. Carroll
Case details for

Wood v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation Parole

Case Details

Full title:KEITH WOOD, Plaintiff v. PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE; SCI…

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

Date published: Jul 2, 2009

Citations

Civil Action No. 08-76J (W.D. Pa. Jul. 2, 2009)

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