Josiah Lee Gottschall v. Eric Lindhardt, et al.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JOSIAH LEE GOTTSCHALL, : Civ. No. 4:26-CV-1022 : Plaintiff, : : v. : : (Magistrate Judge Carlson) : ERIC LINDHARDT, et al., : : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM OPINION I. Introduction “All happy families are alike: each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina. Tolstoy’s observations regarding the essential nature of domestic discord are a fitting metaphor for the instant case, a pro se lawsuit brought by Josiah Gottschall, a disappointed state court domestic relations litigant. Mr. Gottschall is…