Legal Opinion

Burgos v. City of Philadelphia

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided September 6, 2017No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 13-4894PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Rufe, District Judge

In his Second Amended Complaint, pro sePlaintiff David Burgos alleges that Defendants violated his constitutional rights by holding him in a filthy and overcrowded cell at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility (“CFCF”).1 Most Defendants have moved to dismiss, and Plaintiff now seeks leave to file a Third Amended Complaint. For the reasons that follow, Plaintiff will be granted leave to file the Third Amended Complaint, and Defendants’ motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint will be dismissed as moot.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs allegations stem from his…

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