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BOWEN v. LEHIGH COUNTY JAIL

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided October 23, 2024No. 5:24-cv-05534Unknown

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA NIGEL ANTHONY BOWEN, : Plaintiff, : : v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 24-CV-5534 : LEHIGH COUNTY JAIL, et al., : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM Pappert, J. October 23, 2024 Nigel Anthony Bowen, a pretrial detainee1 currently incarcerated at the Lehigh County Jail (“LCJ”), brings this civil action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

based on allegations that staff at LCJ have failed to provide him with a medically necessary diet. Bowen seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis. For the following reasons, the Court will grant Bowen leave to…

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