POLITICAL PRISONER NO. DL-4686 v. WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC. et al
Plaintiff: POLITICAL PRISONER NO. DL-4686
Defendant: WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC., CORIZON HEALTH, INC., CORRECT CARE SOLUTIONS, LLC, BYUNGHAK JIN, ELON MWAURA, PAUL DASCANI, JAWAD A. SALAMEN, ESTHER L. MATTES, JOHN N. ROBINSON, TYSON D. GILLMEN, CHRISTINA B. DOLL, RONALD A. LONG, DEB CUTSHALL, W. A. MYERS, P. HALLWORTH, FELIPE ARIAS, JULIE KNAVER, MYRON STANSHESKI, M. MCDONALD, R. BLATT, RICHARD STEFANIC, V. CAPONE, LISA GONZALEZ, PARK, J. BEABOUT, SUSAN LIGHTBOURN, JACK ZIMMERLY, J. DEFRANGESCO, RAY MACHAK, C. AGRA, STEPHEN KAMINSKY and C. KEPHART
Case Number: 2:2016cv01680
Filed: November 7, 2016
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Office: Pittsburgh Office
County: Greene
Presiding Judge: Cynthia Reed Eddy
Nature of Suit: Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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April 25, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 477 MEMORANDUM ORDER denying 476 Appeal of Magistrate Judge's 475 Order, filed by ALTON D. BROWN. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 4/25/24. (rtw)
February 20, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 464 MEMORANDUM ORDER adopting 436 Report and Recommendations and denying 424 Motion to Renew Preliminary Injunction. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 2/20/24. (rtw)
May 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 433 ORDER denying 427 Appeal of 423 Magistrate Judge Decision to District Court filed by ALTON D. BROWN. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 5/8/23. (rtw)
October 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 410 MEMORANDUM ORDER denying 409 Motion for Reconsideration of this Court's 408 Memorandum Order denying Mr. Brown's Appeals of two Magistrate Judge Orders. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 10/25/22. (rtw)
September 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 408 MEMORANDUM ORDER denying 407 Appeal to U.S. District Judge From Magistrate's 402 Order of 8/15/2022 filed by ALTON D. BROWN, and denying 406 Appeal to U.S. District Judge From Magistrate's 403 Order of 8/15/2022 filed by ALTON D. BROWN. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 9/13/2022. (rtw)
August 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 401 MEMORANDUM ORDER denying 383 Motion for Reconsideration of [this] Court's 376 Order of 6/14/22; and denying 384 Appeal to U.S. District Judge From Magistrate's 376 Discovery Order of 6/15/2022. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 8/10/22. (rtw)
June 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 376 ORDER denying Alton Brown's 375 Appeal of Magistrate Judge Decision to U.S. District Judge From Magistrate's 374 Discovery Order Dated 5/18/2022 ; and referring the Motion to Stay (set forth on pages 6-8 of ECF No. 375 ), to the Magistrate Judge for resolution. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 6/14/22. (rtw)
December 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 362 MEMORANDUM ORDER adopting 350 Report and Recommendation filed on November 15, 2021, as the Opinion of the Court; and granting 333 Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and a Preliminary Injunction. Defendants are to resume providing Mr. Brown with the daily high protein diet snack bag that was discontinued on September 15, 2021. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 12/9/21. (rtw)
November 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 355 ORDER denying 354 Appeal to the U.S. District Judge from the Magistrate's Order dated September 30, 2021 filed by ALTON D. BROWN. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 11/16/21. (rtw)
June 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 317 ORDER denying 316 Motion for Reconsideration of the Court's Order of June 2, 2021. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 6/11/21. (rtw)
June 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 312 ORDER denying 310 "Appeal of the U.S. Magistrate's 5/12/2021 Order and All Related Orders" filed by ALTON D. BROWN Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 6/2/21. (rtw)
March 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 289 OPINION and ORDER adopting 279 Report and Recommendation. Dr. Santos's and Dr. Valley's Motions to Dismiss, or in the alternative for Summary Judgment, 236 and 239 , are GRANTED in part, and DENIED in part, as stated in detail in the Order. This matter will proceed upon the claims and against the Defendants who have survived following the 171 June 28, 2018 Memorandum Opinion and Order and the 279 November 13, 2020 Report and Recommendation. This matter is referred back to the Magistrate Judge for further proceedings. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 3/15/21. (rtw)
March 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 212 OPINION and ORDER adopting 192 Report and Recommendation as supplemented by Opinion. Court finds that Plaintiff's objections do not undermine the recommendation of the Magistrate Judge. Plaintiff's request for injunctive relief is DENIED. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 3/11/19. (rtw)
June 28, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 171 MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER. The DOC Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 82 ) will be granted in part and denied in part. The Motion will be granted (i) as to all claims against Defendants Wolf, Beard, and Wetzel; (ii) all claims against the H epatitis C Treatment Committee; (iii) all state law tort claims (Counts X XVIII, inclusive); (iv) all retaliation claims (Count VI); and (v) all claims alleging denial of access to courts(Counts VIII and IX). The Motion will be denied as to (i) any supervisory claims against Defendants Gordon, Guth, Vihlidal and Knauer; (ii) any claims against The Bureau of HealthCare Services Assistant Medical Director and the Bureau of Health Care Services Infection Control Coordinator; (iii) all official cap acity claims; and (iv) all Eighth Amendment claims pertaining to Plaintiffs alleged deficient diet (Count II). Any additional Eighth Amendment claims alleging the DOC Defendants are deliberately indifferent to Plaintiffs serious medical needs will al so proceed (Counts I, III, IV, and V). The Corizon Defendants' Motions to Dismiss (Docs. 100 and 143 ) will be granted in their entirety. Medical Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 104 ) will be GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Spe cifically, the Motion will be granted as to (i) all state court tort claims; (ii) all retaliation claims (Count VI; (iii) all access to court claims (Counts VIII and IX); (iv) all professional negligence claims (Counts X, XI, XVII); (v) the negligenc e claims (Counts XII and XV); (vi) the breach of contract claim (Count XIII); and (vii) the equitable estoppel claim (Count XVI). The Motion is denied as to (i) all deliberate indifference to serious medical needs (Counts I, II, III, IV, and V); (ii ) the Monel claim alleged against Wexford Health and Correct Care Solutions (Count X); and (iii) the intentional infliction of emotional distress and assault and battery claims (Counts XIV and XVIII). Signed by Judge Cathy Bissoon on 06/28/2018. (alj)
April 24, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 170 MEMORANDUM ORDER. Magistrate Judge Eddy's Orders dated January 31, 2018 (Doc. 147) and February 26, 2018 (Docs. 163 and 164) were neither clearly erroneous nor contrary to law. See generally Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a) (reciting standards of review governing magistrate judges' non-dispositive rulings). Accordingly, Plaintiff's Appeal (Doc. 168) is DENIED, and Judge Eddy's ruling is AFFIRMED. Signed by Judge Cathy Bissoon on 04/24/18. (alj)
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Plaintiff: POLITICAL PRISONER NO. DL-4686
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Defendant: WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC.
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Defendant: CORIZON HEALTH, INC.
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Defendant: CORRECT CARE SOLUTIONS, LLC
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Defendant: BYUNGHAK JIN
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Defendant: PAUL DASCANI
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Defendant: JAWAD A. SALAMEN
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Defendant: ESTHER L. MATTES
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Defendant: TYSON D. GILLMEN
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Defendant: CHRISTINA B. DOLL
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Defendant: FELIPE ARIAS
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Defendant: JULIE KNAVER
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Defendant: MYRON STANSHESKI
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Defendant: RICHARD STEFANIC
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Defendant: V. CAPONE
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Defendant: SUSAN LIGHTBOURN
Represented By: Meghan K. Adkins
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Defendant: JACK ZIMMERLY
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Defendant: J. DEFRANGESCO
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Defendant: RAY MACHAK
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Defendant: STEPHEN KAMINSKY
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