Opinion
1:22-cv-0515
05-25-2022
MARCUS STROUD, Plaintiff v. WARDEN USP LEWISBURG, et al., Defendants
ORDER
SYLVIA H. RAMBO UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
AND NOW, on this 25th day of May 2022, for the reasons set forth in the Memorandum accompanying this Order, IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. Plaintiff Marcus Stroud's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 7) is GRANTED.
2. Stroud's complaint (Doc. No. 1) is DISMISSED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, as follows:
a. Stroud's equal protection claims are DISMISSED with prejudice.
b. All other claims are DISMISSED without prejudice.
3. Stroud may file an amended complaint in conformity with the accompanying Memorandum by no later than June 17, 2022. If no amended complaint is timely filed, this case will be closed.