Legal Opinion

Jordan Atkinson v. Middlesex County

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided April 21, 2015No. 14-3269UnpublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION *

SHWARTZ, Circuit Judge.

Jordan Atkinson moved to reopen and amend his complaint against Middlesex County Adult Correction Center, its warden, and multiple corrections officers (collectively, “Defendants”), nearly two years after the District Court dismissed the case for failure to state a claim. The District Court, concluding that its dismissal constituted a final order, declined to reopen Atkinson’s case to permit amendment and denied both the motion to reopen and a subsequent motion for reconsideration. We will affirm.

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Atkinson alleges that his cellmate at Middlesex County Adult…

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