Opinion
CIVIL 3:22-cv-1190
06-17-2024
ROBERT THOMAS, Plaintiff v. JOHN WETZEL, etal., Defendants
ORDER
Robert D. Mariani, United States District Judge
AND NOW, this 17th day of June, 2024, upon consideration of Defendants' motion (Doc. 65) for summary judgment, and the parties' respective briefs in support of and in opposition to said motion, and for the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. The motion (Doc. 65) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.
2. The motion is GRANTED with respect to Plaintiffs Fourteenth Amendment claim against Defendants Caprio, Scott, Moist, and Tice. Judgment is deferred pending further Order of Court.
3. The motion is DENIED with respect to Plaintiffs Fourteenth Amendment claim against Defendants Wetzel, Salamon, and Boone, and with respect to Plaintiff's First Amendment claim.
4. The motion is DENIED with respect to Defendants' request to dismiss Plaintiffs claims for compensatory and punitive damages.
5. Any appeal from this Order is DEEMED frivolous and not taken in good faith. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).