Ernest H. Brown v. Hon. Joel S. Johnson, et al.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ERNEST H. BROWN, : Plaintiff, : : v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 25-CV-5493 : HON. JOEL S. JOHNSON, et al., : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM MARSTON, J. November 10, 2025 Pro se Plaintiff Ernest H. Brown filed this civil rights action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

alleging his constitutional rights were violated in connection with an ongoing child custody proceeding in the Philadelphia Family Court. Brown seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis. For the following reasons, leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted, and the…