Branch v. Department of Corrections et al

Filing 18

ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry) - it is hereby ORDERED that the complaint (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED without prejudice. Plaintiff is granted leave to file an amended complaint consistent with the courts memorandum of this date within 21 days from the date of this order. Signed by Honorable Christopher C. Conner on 4/27/2021. (mw)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
KEITH BRANCH,
Plaintiff
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,
PREA ALLEGATIONS, BUREAU OF
TREATMENT SERVICES and
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT,
Defendants

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:20-CV-2448
(Judge Conner)

ORDER
AND NOW, this 27th day of April, 2021, upon consideration of the complaint
and in accordance with the memorandum of the same date, it is hereby ORDERED
that:
1.

The complaint (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED without prejudice.

2.

Defendants Department of Corrections, PREA Allegations, the Bureau
of Treatment Services, and the Medical Department are DISMISSED
WITH PREJUDICE.

3.

Plaintiff is granted leave to file an amended complaint consistent with
the court’s memorandum of this date within 21 days from the date of
this order.

4.

In the absence of a timely filed amended complaint, the abovecaptioned action shall be dismissed.

/S/ CHRISTOPHER C. CONNER
Christopher C. Conner
United States District Judge
Middle District of Pennsylvania