Legal Opinion
COTTLE v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 3, 2025No. 2:24-cv-05160Unknown
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CHRISTOPHER COTTLE, : Plaintiff, : : v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 24-CV-5160 : PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT : OF CORRECTIONS, et al., : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM SÁNCHEZ, J. OCTOBER 3, 2025 Pro se Plaintiff Christopher Cottle, a prisoner currently housed at SCI Mahanoy, brings claims against the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (“DOC”), five current or former DOC employees,1 and three John/Jane Doe Defendants arising out of his placement on a prolonged isolative status known as the “Restricted Release List.” Cottle raises…
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