CHILDS v. CURRAN FROMHOLD CORRECTIONAL FACILITY et al

Filing 9

ORDER THAT THE LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS (ECF NO. 6) IS DENIED AS MOOT BECAUSE HE HAS PAID THE FILING FEE IN FULL. (SEE ECF NO. 4.) CHILDSS MOTION TO AMEND COMPLAINT (ECF NO. 5) IS GRANTED. THE AMENDED COMPLAINT IS DEEMED FILED. THE CLERK OF COURT IS DIRECTED TO RESTRICT ACCESS TO VIEW CHILDSS INITIAL COMPLAINT (ECF NO. 1) TO COURT USERS ONLY BECAUSE IT CONTAINS PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. PURSUANT TO THIS COURTS LOCAL RULE 5.1.3., [A]S DOCUMENTS IN CIVIL CASES ARE PUBLICLY VIE WABLE (UNLESS FILED UNDER SEAL), PERSONAL IDENTIFIERS SUCH AS SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, DATES OF BIRTH, FINANCIAL ACCOUNT NUMBERS AND NAMES OF MINOR CHILDREN MUST BE MODIFIED OR PARTIALLY REDACTED IN ALL DOCUMENTS FILED ELECTRONICALLY OR IN PAPER. CHI LDSS AMENDED COMPLAINT (ECF NO. 5) IS DISMISSED IN PART WITH PREJUDICE AND IN PART WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM. ANY CLAIMS BROUGHT ON BEHALF OF OTHERS ARE DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE, AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS MAY FILE SUIT IF THEY WISH TO DO SO. ALL REMAINING CLAIMS ARE DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. THE CLERK OF COURT SHALL CLOSE THIS CASE. SIGNED BY DISTRICT JUDGE JUAN R. SANCHEZ ON 3/11/25. 3/11/25 ENTERED AND COPIES NOT MAILED TO PRO SE.(bw)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
STEPHEN E. CHILDS,
Plaintiff,
v.
CURRAN FROMHOLD
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, et al.,
Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 24-CV-6754

ORDER
AND NOW, this 11th day of March, 2025, upon consideration of Plaintiff Stephen E.
Childs’s pro se Motion to Amend Complaint (ECF No. 5), it is ORDERED that:
1.

Leave to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 6) is DENIED as moot because he

has paid the filing fee in full. (See ECF No. 4.)
2.

Childs’s Motion to Amend Complaint (ECF No. 5) is GRANTED.

3.

The Amended Complaint is DEEMED filed.

4.

The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to restrict access to view Childs’s initial

Complaint (ECF No. 1) to court users only because it contains Personally Identifiable
Information. Pursuant to this Court’s Local Rule 5.1.3., “[a]s documents in civil cases are
publicly viewable (unless filed under seal), personal identifiers such as Social Security numbers,
dates of birth, financial account numbers and names of minor children must be modified or
partially redacted in all documents filed electronically or in paper.” 1
5.

Childs’s Amended Complaint (ECF No. 5) is DISMISSED IN PART WITH

PREJUDICE AND IN PART WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to state a claim, pursuant

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This District’s local rules are available online at:
https://www.paed.uscourts.gov/local-rules

to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(A), for the reasons stated in the Court’s accompanying Memorandum as
follows:
a. Any claims brought on behalf of others are DISMISSED WITHOUT
PREJUDICE, and those individuals may file suit if they wish to do so. 2
b. All remaining claims are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
6.

The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this case.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Juan R. Sánchez
JUAN R. SÁNCHEZ, J.

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The Court expresses no opinion on the merits of any such lawsuit.
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