THOMAS v. CLARK et al, No. 1:2021cv00230 - Document 107 (W.D. Pa. 2023)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION re 92 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by D. VARNER, MICHAEL CLARK, CHIEF OF BHCS, PATRICIA THOMPSON. Signed by Chief Magistrate Judge Richard A. Lanzillo on 3/27/2023. (dlh)
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THOMAS v. CLARK et al Doc. 107 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ERIE DIVISION GREGORY THOMAS, Plaintiff vs. MICHAEL CLARK, et al., Defendants I. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 1:21-CV-00230-RAL RICHARD A. LANZILLO Chief United States Magistrate Judge Memorandum Opinion on Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment ECF NO. 92 Introduction Plaintiff Gregory Thomas, an inmate confined at the State Correctional Institution at Albion (SCI-Albion), initiated this pro se civil rights action seeking monetary relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983. In his Complaint, Thomas asserts that officials at SCI-Albion violated his First, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights by: 1) enacting a policy that prevented him from adding certain names to his telephone contact list; and 2) failing to provide him with necessary medical accommodations for a skin disorder. ECF No. 10. As Defendants, Thomas has identified the following individuals: Michael Clark, the former Superintendent of SCI-Albio ; Dorina Varner, the Chief Grievance Officer for the DOC; Major Patricia Thompson, a corrections officer at SCI-Albion; and the former Chief of the DOC's Bureau of Health Care Services (BHCS). Id. Following the close of discovery, Defendants filed a Motion for Summary Judgment accompanied by a supporting brief, Concise Statement of Material Facts, and an Appendix of Exhibits. ECF Nos. 92-95. Thomas responded by filing an opposition brief, Statement of Dockets.Justia.com
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