Opinion
Civil Action 23-2442
01-26-2024
ALLAN LESLIE SINANAN, JR. v. CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILY DIVISION, COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON, GOVERNMENT AGENCY, et al.
ORDER
JUAN R. SANCHEZ, C.J.
AND NOW, this 26th day of January, 2024, upon consideration of Allan Leslie Sinanan, Jr.'s Notice of the Resolution in State Court Child Custody Case (ECF No. 17) and Motion to Amend Civil Complaint (ECF No. 18), and for the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum, it is hereby ORDERED:
1. The Clerk of Court shall REMOVE this case from stay and return the case to the Court's active docket.
2. The Motion to Amend Civil Complaint (ECF No. 18) is GRANTED. The Court construes the entire Motion as the Amended Complaint.
3. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to add Sinanan's Amended Complaint to the docket.
4. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to add the following individuals as Defendants: Syzane Arifaj, Esq., Dependency Hearing Officer, Northampton County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division; Shannon Lehr, Caseworker (CY&F); Sandra Jones, Caseworker (CY&F); and the Honorable Jennifer R. Sletvold, Northampton County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division.
5. This case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE as follows:
a. The claims against Defendants (1) the Honorable Jennifer R. Sletvold, (2) Syzane Arifaj, Esq., (3) Henry Newton, Esq., (4) Kelseigh Wiltraut, and (5) Michael Ondilla, Esq., are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(2); and
b. All other claims are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) for failure to state a claim.
6. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to CLOSE this case.