Jamal Bennett v. Thomas Heap

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JAMAL BENNETT, : Civ. No. 4:25-CV-1349 : Plaintiff, : : v. : : (Magistrate Judge Carlson) : THOMAS HEAP, : : Defendant. : MEMORANDUM OPINION I. Factual Background and Procedural History Jamal Bennett is a state inmate and a prolific, if prodigiously unsuccessful, pro se litigant.1 Bennett’s current federal complaint appears to stem from a prior, unsuccessful effort at pro se litigation, a state criminal case in which Bennett represented himself and was convicted at trial. The factual background of these state charges has…