BAKER v. THE HOME DEPOT

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MARQUIS BAKER, : Plaintiff, : : v. : Case No 2:23-cv-1085-JDW : THE HOME DEPOT, , : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM Marquis Baker sued Home Depot and John Crichton for violating his federal rights after Mr. Crichton reported allegations to the police that led to Mr. Baker’s arrest. Mr. Baker can only bring federal claims against people acting under color of state law, and neither Home Depot nor Mr. Crichton was doing that when they reported him to the police. I will therefore dismiss his federal claims. I will also decline…