BURK v. CROWE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ISHMAEL A. BURK, JR., : Plaintiff, : : v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 19-CV-5792 : JOAN CROWE, et al., : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM PAPPERT, J. JANUARY 3, 2020 Plaintiff Ishmael A. Burk, Jr., a prisoner incarcerated at SCI-Smithfield, brings this pro se civil action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, raising constitutional claims based on his recent imprisonment at the Bucks County Correctional Facility. He seeks to proceed in forma pauperis. For the following reasons, the Court will grant Burk leave to proceed in forma pauperis,…