Opinion
4:22-CV-01153
08-23-2022
TODD ALAN BROWN, Plaintiff, v. OFFICER WEB, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
Matthew W. Brann Chief United States District Judge
AND NOW, this 23rd day of August 2022, in accordance with the accompanying Memorandum IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Plaintiff's motion (Doc. 2) for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED.
2. The complaint is DEEMED filed.
3. Plaintiff shall pay the full filing fee of $350.00, based on the financial information provided in the application to proceed in forma pauperis and the Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement. The full filing fee shall be paid regardless of the outcome of the litigation.
4. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1) and (2), the Superintendent, Warden, or other appropriate official at Plaintiff's place of confinement is directed to DEDUCT an initial partial filing fee of 20% of the greater of:
a. the average monthly deposits in the inmate's prison account for the past six months, or
b. the average monthly balance in the inmate's prison account for the past six months.
The initial partial filing fee shall be forwarded to the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, P.O. Box 1148, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 18501-1148, to be credited to the above-captioned docket number. In each succeeding month, when the amount in Plaintiff's inmate trust fund account exceeds $10.00, the Superintendent, Warden, or other appropriate official shall forward payments to the Clerk of Court equaling 20% of the preceding month's income credited to Plaintiff's inmate trust fund account until the fees are paid. Each payment shall reference the above-captioned docket number.
5. The Clerk of Court is directed to FORWARD a copy of this Order to the Superintendent/Warden of the institution wherein Plaintiff is presently confined.
6. Plaintiff's Section 1983 claims against defendants Officer Web, Officer Fortney, Superintendent Kauffman, and the “Deputy Superintendent” of SCI Smithfield are DISMISSED without prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
7. Plaintiff's Section 1983 claim against defendant SCI Smithfield medical department is DISMISSED with prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
8. The Clerk of Court is directed to mark defendant SCI Smithfield medical department as terminated.
9. Plaintiff shall have 21 days, or until September 13, 2022, to file an amended complaint.
10. If no amended complaint is timely filed, the Court will CLOSE this case.