Cotton v. Damiter

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA EARL COTTON, No. 4:19-CV-01359 Plaintiff, (Judge Brann) v. PETE DAMITER, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER MARCH 9, 2021 Plaintiff Earl Cotton, a Pennsylvania state prisoner presently incarcerated at State Correctional Institution at Frackville in Frackville, Pennsylvania, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

alleging various First Amendment retaliation claims.1 After a partial motion to dismiss was granted, the remaining Defendants filed an answer regarding the First Amendment…