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Johnson v. Caputo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Jun 11, 2013
CIVIL ACTION NO: 11-2603 (E.D. Pa. Jun. 11, 2013)

Summary

holding that it was "reasonable for a [single-inmate plaintiff] to conclude that the actions he complain[ed] of were undertaken pursuant to some policy, procedure, or custom of at least one of the entities that controlled and implemented medical treatment at the prison"

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Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO: 11-2603

06-11-2013

ROGER ALLEN JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. EMILIA CAPUTO, et al, Defendants.


ORDER

AND NOW, this 11th day of June, 2013, upon careful and independent consideration of Defendants' Answer to Second Amended Complaint, and after a careful review of the thorough and well-reasoned Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Linda K. Caracappa (Document No. 50), it is hereby ORDERED that:

1. The Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 50) is APPROVED and ADOPTED;

2. Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint is DISMISSED IN PART, as follows:

a. Count I shall remain against Defendants Caputo, Wilson, Gessner and PrimeCare Medical, Inc.;

b. Count II shall remain against Defendants Caputo, Wilson, and Gessner;

c. Count III shall remain against Defendant Rosati;

d. Count IV shall be dismissed against all Defendants;

e. Count V shall remain against Defendant PrimeCare Medical, Inc.;

f. Count VI shall be dismissed against all Defendants;
g. Count VII shall be dismissed against all Defendants; and

h. Count VIII shall remain against Defendants Caputo, Wilson, Gessner and PrimeCare Medical, Inc.

No objections to the report and recommendation have been filed. --------

BY THE COURT:

/s/LAWRENCE F. STENGEL

LAWRENCE F. STENGEL, J.


Summaries of

Johnson v. Caputo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Jun 11, 2013
CIVIL ACTION NO: 11-2603 (E.D. Pa. Jun. 11, 2013)

holding that it was "reasonable for a [single-inmate plaintiff] to conclude that the actions he complain[ed] of were undertaken pursuant to some policy, procedure, or custom of at least one of the entities that controlled and implemented medical treatment at the prison"

Summary of this case from Kenney v. Montgomery Cnty.

dismissing section 1983 claim against Northampton County Prison because it is not a "person" subject to suit under section 1983

Summary of this case from Worthington v. Cnty. of Northampton

dismissing section 1983 claim against Northampton County Prison because it is not a "person" subject to suit under section 1983

Summary of this case from Jones v. Northampton Cnty. Dep't of Corr.
Case details for

Johnson v. Caputo

Case Details

Full title:ROGER ALLEN JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. EMILIA CAPUTO, et al, Defendants.

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

Date published: Jun 11, 2013

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO: 11-2603 (E.D. Pa. Jun. 11, 2013)

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