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Houser v. Folino

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Jul 23, 2014
Civil Action No. 10-0416 (W.D. Pa. Jul. 23, 2014)

Summary

observing that a pro se plaintiff's factual averments made in various filings compliant with § 1746 were admissible for summary judgment purposes

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Opinion

Civil Action No. 10-0416

07-23-2014

DARIEN HOUSER, Plaintiff, v. LOUIS S. FOLINO, Superintendent, SCI-Greene, DR. JIN, MD, PA DIGGS, and LUCAS-ANTONICH, Defendants.


District Judge Donetta W. Ambrose

Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy


ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

On June 24, 2014, United States Magistrate Judge Eddy issued a Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 211) in which she recommended that motions for summary judgment filed on behalf of Superintendent Louis S. Folino (ECF No. 193), and the Medical Defendants (ECF No. 198) should be denied. In accordance with the Magistrate Judges Act, 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and (C), and Rule 72(D)(2) of the Local Rules for Magistrates Judges, the parties were given until July 11, 2014 to file objections. No objections have been filed.

After careful review of the Report and Recommendation, the motions for summary judgment, briefs and the record in this case, the Court will follow the recommendation of the Magistrate Judge and will adopt the Report and Recommendation as the opinion of the Court.

AND NOW, this 23rd day of July, 2014, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Superintendent Folino's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 193) and the Medical Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 198) are DENIED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (ECF No. 211) is adopted as the Opinion of this Court.

__________

Donetta W. Ambrose

United States District Judge
cc: all counsel of record Darien Houser, GL-7509
SCI-Greene
175 Progress Drive
Waynesburg, PA 15370


Summaries of

Houser v. Folino

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Jul 23, 2014
Civil Action No. 10-0416 (W.D. Pa. Jul. 23, 2014)

observing that a pro se plaintiff's factual averments made in various filings compliant with § 1746 were admissible for summary judgment purposes

Summary of this case from Allen v. Lopez
Case details for

Houser v. Folino

Case Details

Full title:DARIEN HOUSER, Plaintiff, v. LOUIS S. FOLINO, Superintendent, SCI-Greene…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Date published: Jul 23, 2014

Citations

Civil Action No. 10-0416 (W.D. Pa. Jul. 23, 2014)

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