Opinion
Civil No. JFM-14-921
04-16-2015
CRAIG ALFORD v. JUDGE JAMES MUNLEY, ET AL.
MEMORANDUM
Craig Alford has brought this action against a judge of the middle district of Pennsylvania and two magistrate judges in that district. He seeks injunctive and monetary relief in connection with cases that he filed that were handled by these judges.
Each of tie judges is protected by the doctrine of absolute immunity since the matters complained of fell within their official duties. Moreover, to the extent that plaintiff seeks to have another judge assigned to the cases, this is an issue to be resolved by the internal administration of the court, not by issuance of an injunction on the ground that the judges who handled the case did not rule in favor of a particular party. Date: 4/16/15
/s/_________
J. Frederick Motz
Untied States District Judge