Dawkins v. Ransom

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JEFFREY LOVE DAWKINS, : Civil No. 3:20-CV-1467 : Plaintiff, : : v. : : (Magistrate Judge Carlson) KEVIN RANSOM, et al., : : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM AND ORDER I. Factual and Procedural Background This case comes before us for resolution of a discovery dispute which is embodied a motion to compel filed by the plaintiff, Jeffrey Love Dawkins. By way of background, Dawkins is a state prisoner who suffered injuries when the toilet he was using suddenly broke and shards of porcelain pierced him. The filings in this case…