Leach v. Biscoe

Full title: MUHAMMAD LEACH, Plaintiff, v. KATHLEEN BISCOE, et al., Defendants.

Court: United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania

Date published: Feb 14, 2022

4:20-CV-01429 (M.D. Pa. Feb. 14, 2022)

Opinion

4:20-CV-01429

02-14-2022

MUHAMMAD LEACH, Plaintiff, v. KATHLEEN BISCOE, et al., Defendants.

Matthew W. Brann Chief United States District Judge

ORDER

Matthew W. Brann Chief United States District Judge

AND NOW, this 14^th day of February 2022, in accordance with the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Defendants' motion (Doc. 25) for summary judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 is GRANTED as to Plaintiff Muhammad Leach's First Amendment retaliation claim.

2. The Clerk of Court shall enter judgment in favor of Defendants and against Leach on Leach's First Amendment retaliation claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

3. Leach's Fourteenth Amendment procedural due process claim is DISMISSED with prejudice under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.

4. The Clerk of Court is further directed to CLOSE this case.