PEARSON v. PHILADELPHIA PRISON SYSTEM

Filing 34

OPINION/ORDER THAT PLAINTIFF'S CLAIMS AGAINST THE DEFENDANTS, SUPERINTENDENT DOUGLAS GIORLA, WARDEN WILLIAM LAWTON, MAJOR EDWARD MIRANDA, AND QUAN BANG, R.N., ARE DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. SIGNED BY HONORABLE EDWARD G. SMITH ON 11/16/16. 11/16/16 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED TO UNREP AND E-MAILED.(ky, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
RODNEY PEARSON,
Plaintiff,
v.
PHILADELPHIA PRISON SYSTEM,
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, MAYOR JIM
KINNEY, Individually and in his capacity
as Mayor, City of Philadelphia,
Superintendent Douglas Giorla, Individually
and in his capacity as Prison Commissioner,
Philadelphia Prison System, WARDEN
WILLIAM LAWTON, Individually and in
his capacity as Warden, House of
Correction, MAJOR EDWARD
MIRANDA, Individually and in his capacity
as Major, House of Correction,
SERGEANT GANGEMI, Individually and
in her capacity as Sergeant, House of
Correction, CORIZON HEALTH CARE,
INC., and QUAN BANG, RN,
Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 16-240

ORDER
AND NOW, this 16th day of November, 2016, the court having entered an order
requiring the plaintiff to show cause why the court should not dismiss without prejudice his
claims against the defendants, Superintendent Douglas Giorla, Warden William Lawton, Major
Edward Miranda, and Quan Bang, R.N., due to his failure to timely effect service of process
under Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Doc. No. 31); and the plaintiff having
failed to file a response or otherwise communicate with the court in response to the order to
show cause; and for the reasons set forth in the separately-filed memorandum opinion;
accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the plaintiff’s claims against the defendants,

Superintendent Douglas Giorla, Warden William Lawton, Major Edward Miranda, and Quan
Bang, R.N., are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Edward G. Smith
EDWARD G. SMITH, J.

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