Pullum v. Penndot

Full title: MICHAEL S. PULLUM v. MR. JAMES PENNDOT and MS. ELAINE CLERK

Court: United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Feb 4, 2022

Civil Action 22-429 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 4, 2022)

Opinion

Civil Action 22-429

02-04-2022

MICHAEL S. PULLUM v. MR. JAMES PENNDOT and MS. ELAINE CLERK

KEARNEY, J.

ORDER

KEARNEY, J.

AND NOW, this 4^th day of February 2022, upon considering Plaintiff's Motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF Doc. No. 1), Complaint (ECF Doc. No. 2), consistent with Congress's mandate to screen a Complaint seeking to proceed without paying the filing fees, noting the docket reflects four defendants based on the caption included with Plaintiff's Complaint (ECF Doc. No. 2) but noting the Plaintiff identifies only two defendants, and for reasons in the accompanying Memorandum, it is ORDERED:

1. The Clerk of Court shall amend the docket and caption, as shown above, to reflect the defendants as Mr. James Penndot and Ms. Elaine Clerk

2. Plaintiff's Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF Doc. No. 1) is GRANTED;

3. The Complaint (ECF Doc. No. 2) is DEEMED filed;

4. The Clerk of Court shall not issue Summons until further Order; and,

5. We DISMISS the Complaint (ECF Doc. No. 2) without prejudice to Mr. Pullum filing an amended Complaint against an appropriate party with specific facts no later than March 3, 2022 or we will close this case.