Opinion
Civil Action 19-1739
02-08-2022
TYREE LAWSON v. TAMMY FERGUSON, ET AL.
ORDER
Gerald Austin McHugh, United States District Judge
This 8th day of February, 2022, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint, ECF 24, is GRANTED, as follows:
1. Plaintiff's First Amendment retaliation claims and Fourteenth Amendment due process claims are DISMISSED with prejudice.
2. Plaintiff's First and Fourteenth Amendment access-to-court claims related to his civil suits against SCI-Forest prison officials are DISMISSED without prejudice. The remainder of his access-to-court claims are DISMISSED with prejudice.
3. Plaintiff is GRANTED leave to file an amended complaint with respect to the access-to-courts claim limited to his ability to litigate his civil suits against SCI-Forest prison officials, within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order, in accordance with the limitations set forth in the accompanying memorandum.
Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint, ECF 29, is DENIED as MOOT, as the Court has considered his proposed amended complaint in its decision. The docket shall reflect that Chambers is mailing a copy of this Order and the accompanying memorandum to Plaintiff.