Lopez v. Wetzel

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA GEORGE LOPEZ, : Civil No. 3:21-CV-1819 : Plaintiff, : : (Judge Mehalchick) v. : : JOHN WETZEL, et al., : (Magistrate Judge Carlson) : Defendants : MEMORANDUM AND ORDER I. Factual Background and Procedural History This is a pro se prisoner civil rights action that was originally brought as a single lawsuit by six inmates held by the Department of Corrections challenging what they allege was unconstitutionally prolonged and severe solitary confinement by corrections staff. (Doc. 1). According to the plaintiffs they…