Opinion
Civil Action 3:24-1870
11-08-2024
TASHAWN K. HUNTER, Plaintiff v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
MALACHY E. MANNION, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the accompanying
Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. The application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by pro se Plaintiff Tashawn K. Hunter (Doc. 2) is GRANTED, and Plaintiff is permitted to proceed in forma pauperis in this action.
2. The complaint (Doc. 1) is DEEMED FILED.
3. The complaint, insofar as Plaintiff has asserted claims under 42 U.S.C. §1983 against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and against Defendants Superintendent Mason, Dennis Wiederhold, and Jane Doe Hearing Examiner in their individual and official capacities, is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
4. The complaint, insofar as Plaintiff has asserted claims against Defendants for defamation under state law, is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
5. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case.