Legal Opinion

Devon Newton v. Philadelphia Family Court, et al.

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided November 14, 2025No. 2:25-cv-05086Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DEVON NEWTON, : Plaintiff, : : v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 25-CV-5086 : PHILADELPHIA FAMILY : COURT, et al., : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM MARSTON, J. November 14, 2025 Pro se Plaintiff Devon Newton filed this civil action against various entities and employees of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System.1 Newton also seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis. For the following reasons, the Court will grant Newton’s application to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss his Complaint in part with prejudice and…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. West v. AtkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Will v. Michigan Department of State PoliceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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