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Corliss v. Varner

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 17, 2007PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

President Judge LEADBETTER.

Justin M. Corliss (Corliss) appeals pro se from the February 1, 2006 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Huntingdon County (common pleas) dismissing his complaint in negligence against employees of the Department of Corrections. Common pleas dismissed the complaint pursuant the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 6601-6608, which authorizes the dismissal of litigation if the prisoner has filed previous “prison conditions litigation” 1 and three or more of those actions have been dismissed as frivolous, malicious or as failing to state a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Booth v. ChurnerSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  2. Payne v. Commonwealth Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  3. Brown v. JamesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Grosso v. LoveCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Yount v. Pennsylvania Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  2. Lopez v. HaywoodCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  3. D.J. LeBlanc v. J. Wetzel, PA DOCCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2022
  4. Yount v. Pennsylvania Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009

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