Legal Opinion
METROKA v. PENNSYLVANIA STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT, MONTGOMERY COUNTY
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 15, 2023No. 2:23-cv-00601Unknown
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA NADIA MARY METROKA : CIVIL ACTION : v. : No. 23-601 : PENNSYLVANIA STATE LAW : ENFORCEMENT, et al. : MEMORANDUM Chief Judge Juan R. Sánchez June 15, 2023 Pro se Plaintiff Nadia Mary Metroka seeks to bring suit against the Pennsylvania State Law Enforcement Agency (the “Agency) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Previously, Metroka voluntarily dismissed the Agency, but she now seeks leave to file an amended complaint against it. Because state agencies are not “persons” subject to suit under § 1983, and because the Court would…
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