Benton v. Department of Corrections

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JAMES BENTON, Civil No. 3:21-cv-1136 Plaintiff (Judge Mariani) v . M. MURTHA, et al, . Defendants MEMORANDUM Plaintiff James Benton (“Benton”), an inmate housed at the State Correctional Institution, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania (“SCl-Huntingdon”), commenced this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. 1). Named as Defendants are Librarian M. Murtha, former Department Secretary J. Wetzel, former Superintendent K. Kauffman, Deputy Superintendent Spyker, School Principal K. Laird, Chief Grievance Officer K. Moore,…