MURRAY v. ENNIS et al
Plaintiff: BRAY JIBAIL MURRAY
Defendant: PAULA ENNIS, MICHAEL C. BARONE, EDWARD J. WOJCIK and JAMES A. REED
Case Number: 1:2008cv00264
Filed: September 22, 2008
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Office: Prisoner Civil Rights (Prison Condition) Office
County: Forest
Presiding Judge: Susan Paradise Baxter
Nature of Suit: None
Cause of Action: Federal Question
Jury Demanded By: 42:1983pr Prisoner Civil Rights

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September 11, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 164 MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER that Plaintiffs Motion for New Trial: Altering or Amending the Judgment (ECF No. 145) and Amended Motion for New Trial (ECF No. 162) are DENIED. Signed by Judge Sean J. McLaughlin on 9/11/12. (nk)
June 21, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 98 MEMORANDUM JUDGMENT ORDER: AND NOW, to wit, this 21st Day of June, 2011; IT IS ORDERED that the Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment 66 shall be, and hereby is, GRANTED IN PART to the extent it relates to Plaintiff's claim that Defenda nt Woodard retaliated against him for utilizing the inmate grievance process by allegedly rejecting and returning-to-sender certain non-legal correspondence without first providing Plaintiff notice and an opportunity to protest. As to this particula r claim, JUDGMENT shall be, and hereby is, GRANTED in favor of Defendant Woodard and against Plaintiff. In all other respects, Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment 66 shall be, and hereby is, DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff&# 039;s Motion for Summary Judgment 70 shall be, and hereby is, DENIED, inasmuch as the Court perceives genuine issues of material fact on this record with respect to each of the points raised in Plaintiffs motion. The Report and Recommendation filed by Magistrate Judge Baxter on June 3, 2011 94 is adopted as the opinion of this Court to the extent set forth herein. Signed by Judge Sean J. McLaughlin on 06/21/2011. (kas)
April 19, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 93 MEMORANDUM ORDER: AND NOW, this 19th Day of April, 2011; IT IS ORDERED that the Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction 88 be, and hereby is, DENIED. The Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Baxter, filed on February 7, 2011 91 , is adopted as the opinion of this Court. Signed by Judge Sean J. McLaughlin on 04/19/2011. (kas)
August 16, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 65 MEMORANDUM ORDER denying 60 Motion for Preliminary Injunction; adopting oral Report and Recommendations entered on the record on 7/23/2010. Signed by Judge Sean J. McLaughlin on 08/16/2010. (kas)
July 8, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 59 AMENDED MEMORANDUM JUDGMENT ORDER: AND NOW, to wit, this 8th day of July, 2010, IT IS ORDERED that the Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint 31 be, and hereby is, GRANTED in part and DENIED in part as follows: 1. Defendants Hays, Morley, and Marzulla are hereby DISMISSED from this case, due to Plaintiff's lack of intent to include them as Defendants; 2. Defendants Marks, Varner, Sharon M. Dombrowski, Toski, Grunland, and Overmyer are hereby DISMISSED from this case, due to their lack of personal involvement in any of the challenged actions; 3. As to the remaining Defendants, the motion to dismiss 31 is GRANTED with respect to: (a) Plaintiff's First Amendment claim against Defendants Gill and Nicholson premis ed on his alleged denial of access to the courts; (b) Plaintiff's equal protection claim regarding his placement in administrative custody; (c) Plaintiff's equal protection claim against Defendant Woodard premised on the rejection of his no n-legal correspondence; and (d) Plaintiff's equal protection claim against Defendants Gill, Nicholson, Ireland, and Banta premised on the alleged denial of access to the law library. Inasmuch as the Magistrate Judge converted said motion to a R ule 56 motion for summary judgment, JUDGMENT is hereby entered in favor of the relevant Defendants and against Plaintiff Bray Jibril Murray with respect to the foregoing claims. 4. As to the remaining Defendants, the motion to dismiss 31 is DENIED with respect to: (a) Plaintiff's First Amendment retaliation claim against Defendants Ennis, Wojcik, Reed, Bill C. Dombrowski, Bensel, Nevling, Repko, Barone, and Ford relative to his placement in administrative custody; (b) Plaintiff's Fi rst Amendment retaliation claim against Defendant Woodard relative to the rejection of Plaintiff's non-legal correspondence; (c) Plaintiff's First Amendment retaliation claim against Defendants Gill, Nicholson, Ireland, and Banta relative t o Plaintiff's alleged denial of access to the law library; and (d) Plaintiff's First Amendment retaliation claim against Defendants Ireland, Gill and Banta relative to the alleged false misconduct issued by Defendant Ireland. The Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Baxter dated November 30, 2009 38 is adopted, in part, as the opinion of this Court to the extent set forth herein. Signed by Judge Sean J. McLaughlin on 07/08/2010. (kas)
February 5, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 45 MEMORANDUM JUDGMENT ORDER: AND NOW, to wit, this 5th day of February, 2010, IT IS ORDERED that the Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint 31 be, and hereby is, GRANTED in part and DENIED in part as follows: 1. Defendants Hays, Mor ley, and Marzulla are hereby DISMISSED from this case, due to Plaintiff's lack of intent to include them as Defendants; 2. Defendants Marks, Varner, Barone, Sharon M. Dombrowski, Toski, Grunland, and Overmyer are hereby DISMISSED from this case, due to their lack of personal involvement in any of the challenged actions; 3. As to the remaining Defendants, the motion to dismiss 31 is GRANTED with respect to: (a) Plaintiff's First Amendment claim against Defendants Gill and Nicholson pr emised on his alleged denial of access to the courts; (b) Plaintiff's equal protection claim regarding his placement in administrative custody; (c) Plaintiff's equal protection claim against Defendant Woodard premised on the rejection of hi s non-legal correspondence; and (d) Plaintiff's equal protection claim against Defendants Gill, Nicholson, Ireland, and Banta premised on the alleged denial of access to the law library. Inasmuch as the Magistrate Judge converted said motion to a Rule 56 motion for summary judgment, JUDGMENT is hereby entered in favor of the relevant Defendants and against Plaintiff Bray Jibril Murray with respect to the foregoing claims. 4. As to the remaining Defendants, the motion to dismiss 31 is DE NIED with respect to: (a) Plaintiff's First Amendment retaliation claim against Defendants Ennis, Wojcik, Reed, Bill C. Dombrowski, Bensel, Nevling, Repko, and Ford relative to his placement in administrative custody;(b) Plaintiff's First A mendment retaliation claim against Defendant Woodard relative to the rejection of Plaintiff's non-legal correspondence; (c) Plaintiff's First Amendment retaliation claim against Defendants Gill, Nicholson, Ireland, and Banta relative to Pla intiff's alleged denial of access to the law library; and (d) Plaintiff's First Amendment retaliation claim against Defendants Ireland, Gill and Banta relative to the alleged false misconduct issued by Defendant Ireland. The Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Baxter dated November 30, 2009 38 is adopted, in part, as the opinion of this Court to the extent set forth herein. Signed by Judge Sean J. McLaughlin on 02/05/2010. (kas)
November 30, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 38 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION recommending that 31 MOTION to Dismiss re 27 Amended Complaint MOTION to Dismiss re 27 Amended Complaint MOTION to Dismiss re 27 Amended Complaint filed by DORINA YARNER, NICHOLSON, KURT L. GRANLUND, BILL C. DOMBROWS KI, SHARON M. DOMBROWSKI, W. GILL, FORD, D.A. WOODARD, M.C. REPKO, BEN MARZULLA, TIMOTHY I. MARKS, EDWARD J. WOJCIK, LAURA BANTA, BENSEL, M.L. NEVLING, MORLEY, PAUL A. ENNIS, IRELAND, M.D. OVERMYER, PAULA TOSKI, MICHAEL C. BARONE, JAMES A. REED, CINDY HAYS be granted in part and denied in part. Objections to R&R due by 12/17/2009. Signed by Judge Susan Paradise Baxter on 11/30/2009. (fcf)
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