Houser v. PA Dept. of Corr.

Full title: DARIEN HOUSER, Plaintiff, v. PA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants.

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

Date published: Jun 11, 2020

13-cv-1068 (W.D. Pa. Jun. 11, 2020)

Opinion

13-cv-1068

06-11-2020

DARIEN HOUSER, Plaintiff, v. PA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants.

ARTHUR J. SCHWAB, District Judge.

ELECTRONICALLY FILED ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT BASED ON THE DOCTRINE OF CLAIM PRECLUSION
( Doc. 162 and Doc. 164 ) ARTHUR J. SCHWAB, District Judge.

AND NOW, this 11th day of June, 2020, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED as follows:

(1) The Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Defendants Dr. Jin, PA Anatonovich, and PA West (Doc. 162) is GRANTED as Plaintiff's claims are barred by the doctrine of claim preclusion; and

(2) The Motion for Summary Judgment filed by the DOC Defendants (Doc. 164) is GRANTED as Plaintiff's claims are barred by the doctrine of claim preclusion.

The Clerk of Court is directed to mark this case closed.

AND it is further ORDERED that pursuant to Rule 4(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Plaintiff has thirty (30) days to file a notice of appeal as provided by Rule 3 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

SO ORDERED this 11th day of June, 2020,

s/Arthur J. Schwab

Arthur J. Schwab

United States District Judge cc: DARREN HOUSER

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