Opinion
CIVIL 3:24-cv-301
03-05-2024
PAUL J. HENRY III, Plaintiff v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants
ORDER
Robert D. Mariani United States District Judge
AND NOW, this 5th day of March, 2024, upon consideration of Plaintiff's complaint (Doc. 1) and motion (Doc. 4) to proceed in forma pauperis, and for the reasons stated in the Court's Memorandum of today's date, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. Plaintiff's application (Doc. 4) to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED.
2. Plaintiff is granted leave to file an amended complaint on or before Tuesday, March 19,2024. Any amended complaint shall comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically Rules 8 and 20 as detailed in the accompanying Memorandum.
3. The amended complaint shall contain the same case number that is already assigned to this action, 3:24-cv-301, shall be direct and concise, and shall stand alone without reference to any other document filed in this matter.
4. Plaintiff is admonished that failure to amend his pleading to cure the deficiencies identified in the accompanying Memorandum may result in dismissal of the complaint for failure to comply with Rule 8(a) or severance of improperly joined Defendants under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 21.