Barney v. Wetzel

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JEREMY HEATH BARNEY, : Plaintiff : CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:17-1779 v. : (JUDGE MANNION) PA DEP’T OF CORR, et al., : Defendants : MEMORANDUM I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, Jeremy Heath Barney, an inmate formerly confined in the Rockview State Correctional Institution (“SCI-Rockview”), Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, filed the above caption civil rights action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. §1983.1

(Doc. 1). The named Defendants are the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (“DOC”); John Wetzel, Secretary; Mrs. Kerri Moore, DOC Grievance Review Officer; and the…