Ash v. D.O.C. et al

Filing 23

ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry). 1. The Clerk of Court shall SEVER the following Defendants and all claims plead against them in Mr. Ashs Second Amended Complaint from this action: Secretary John Wetzel; SCI-Graterford Su perintendent Cynthia Link; John Doe Bus Driver; John Doe SCI-Graterford Correctional Officer (CO); and John Doe SCI-Graterford Medical Provider. 2. The Clerk of Court shall TRANSFER the severed Defendants and claims, and a copy of Mr. Ashs Second Ame nded Complaint (ECF No. 18), to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania forfurther consideration. 3. This Court shall maintain jurisdiction over the Eighth Amendment claims asserted against the following SCI Dallas Defendants: Superintendent Larry Mahally; Medical Director Doctor Prince; and MedicalAdministrator Lea Martin.Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 8/23/18. (dw)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
WILLIAM A ASH,
Plaintiff,
v.
D.O.C., et al.,
Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:CV-17-0957
(Judge Caputo)

ORDER
AND NOW, this 23rd day of AUGUST, 2018, upon the Court’s screening of
Mr. Ash’s Second Amended Complaint (ECF No. 18) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A
and 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 20, it is ORDERED that:
1.

The Clerk of Court shall SEVER the following Defendants
and all claims plead against them in Mr. Ash’s Second
Amended Complaint from this action: Secretary John
Wetzel; SCI-Graterford Superintendent Cynthia Link;
John Doe Bus Driver; John Doe SCI-Graterford
Correctional Officer (CO); and John Doe SCI-Graterford
Medical Provider.

2.

The Clerk of Court shall TRANSFER the severed
Defendants and claims, and a copy of Mr. Ash’s Second
Amended Complaint (ECF No. 18), to the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for
further consideration.

3.

This Court shall maintain jurisdiction over the Eighth
Amendment claims asserted against the following SCIDallas Defendants:
Superintendent Larry Mahally;
Medical Director Doctor Prince; and Medical
Administrator Lea Martin.
/s/ A. Richard Caputo
A. RICHARD CAPUTO
United States District Judge