EASLEY v. OPERLANDER et al

Filing 8

ORDER adopting 6 Report and Recommendation. Signed by Judge Susan Paradise Baxter on 07/01/19. (esa)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
WARREN EASLEY,
Plaintiff,
v.
OPERLANDER, et al.,
Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 19-98 Erie

MEMORANDUM ORDER
This prisoner civil action was received by the Clerk of Court on April 19, 2019 and was
referred to United States Magistrate Judge Richard A. Lanzillo, for report and recommendation
in accordance with the Magistrate Judges Act, 28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1), and Rules 72.1.3 and 72.1.4
of the Local Rules for Magistrate Judges. ECF No. 1, 4. That same day, Plaintiff Warren Easley
filed a motion for a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction. Subsequently, the
case was administratively closed pending Plaintiff’s submission of a valid application for leave
to proceed in forma pauperis or payment of the requisite filing fee. ECF No. 2.
On May 23, 2019, notwithstanding the administrative closure of this action, Magistrate
Judge Lanzillo issued an oral Report and Recommendation (“R&R”), ECF No. [6], on the
record, recommending that Plaintiff’s motion for a temporary restraining order or preliminary
injunction be denied. Objections to the R&R were due to be filed on or before June 10, 2019.
To date, no objections have been filed.
After de novo review of the complaint and documents in the case, together with the
Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, the following order is entered:

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AND NOW, this 28th day of June, 2019, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s
motion for a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction, shall be, and hereby is,
DENIED. The Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Lanzillo, entered orally on the
record on May 23, 2019, ECF No. [6], is adopted as the opinion of this Court.

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SUSAN PARADISE BAXTER
United States District Judge
cm:

Warren Easley
KA-1544
SCI Forest
Housing Unit J-D-1003
P.O. Box 945
Marienville, PA 16239
(via U.S. Mail)
Timothy Mazzocca, Esq.
Justin Gayle, Esq.
Office of the Attorney General
1251 Waterfront Place
Mezzanine Level
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(via U.S. Mail)
The Honorable Richard A. Lanzillo (via CM/ECF)

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