Ford v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MARK FORD, ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:21-CV-1957 Plaintiff ) ) v. ) ) (ARBUCKLE, M.J.) TYLER SMITH, et al., ) Defendants ) MEMORANDUM OPINION I. INTRODUCTION Mark Ford (“Plaintiff”) is a state inmate presently confined in Mahanoy State Correctional Institution (“SCI Mahanoy”). He initiated this civil rights action alleging, among other things, that several members of the SCI Mahanoy staff have retaliated against him because he accused one staff member (C/O Smith) of sexual harassment. Although several of Plaintiff’s claims were dismissed,…