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G. Watkins v. PA DOC, Secretary, John Wetzel, Superintendent Robert Gilmore

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 18, 2018No. 807 C.D. 2018PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY SENIOR JUDGE COLINS

This matter is an appeal filed by Gerald Watkins (Plaintiff), pro se , from an order of the Greene County Court of Common Pleas (trial court) dismissing his civil damages action sua sponte pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). 1 For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

On March 13, 2017, Plaintiff, an inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Greene (SCI-Greene) under sentence of death, filed a pro se complaint against the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC), DOC Secretary John Wetzel, and Superintendent Robert Gilmore of…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Will v. Michigan Department of State PoliceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Hafer v. MeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Rode v. DellarcipreteCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
  5. Howlett Ex Rel. Howlett v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Craig v. DonnellyCourt of Appeals of Nevada · 2019
  2. A. Griffin v. PBPPCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  3. A. Griffin v. PBPPCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  4. A.P. Pew v. J.E. Wetzel, Sec'y. of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  5. A.P. Pew v. T. MillerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2023

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