Mabine v. Vaughn

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

KATZ, District Judge.

Plaintiff Derek Mabine, an inmate in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against three prison officials. Although the plaintiff does not base his claim for relief under any specific portion of the Constitution, the defendants have appropriately interpreted his claim to be an Eighth Amendment action alleging cruel and unusual punishment. 1 The three named defendants are Superintendent Donald T. Vaughn; Henry Jackson, the former Deputy Superintendent for Facilities Management; and Michael Lorenzo, the…