Merrell v. Lawler et al
Plaintiff: Willie Merrell
Defendant: R.M. Lawler, J. Keller, A. Lovett, Jill J. Spyker, Connie Green, Lawrence F. Murray, Dorina Varner and Jeffrey A. Beard, Ph.D.
Case Number: 1:2009cv01093
Filed: June 9, 2009
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Office: Harrisburg Office
County: Huntingdon
Presiding Judge: William W. Caldwell
Nature of Suit: None
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: None

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June 16, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 40 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - AND NOW, this 16th day of June, 2010, it is ordered that: 1. The mtn. 26 of defts. Beard, Lawler, Keller & Lovett to dismiss is denied. 2. The mtn. 37 of defts. Showalter, Fisher, Corbin & Tress to dismiss is granted in par t & denied in part. 3. The retaliation claim against deft. Tress is dism'd, & Tress is hereby dism'd from this action. 4. Claims against defts. Showalter, Fisher & Corbin in their official capacities are dism'd as barred by the 11th Amdmnt. 5. In all other respects, the mtn. 37 is denied. (See memo for complete details.) 25 24 Signed by Honorable William W. Caldwell on 6/16/10. (am)
January 15, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 22 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - AND NOW, this 15th day of Jan., 2010, it is ordered that defts.' mtn. to dismiss 17 is granted as follows: 1. Plf.'s due process claim for denial of parole is hereby dism'd. 2. Plf. is granted 20 days from the dt. of this order to file an amd. complt. on the First Amendment free-exercise claim naming defts. who had personal involvement in his unsuccessful attempts to attend chapel or religious services. If he fails to do so, the First Amendment claim will be dism'd. 3. All claims against defts. Spyker, Murray and Varner are dism'd, & these defts. are dism'd from this action. 4. In all other respects, the mtn. is denied. 10 Dorina Varner; Lawrence F. Murray and Jill J. Spyker terminated. Signed by Honorable William W. Caldwell on 1/15/10. (am, )
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