Legal Opinion

Horst v. Litz

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Decided July 27, 2023No. 1:23-cv-00917Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DWIGHT HORST, : Plaintiff : No. 1:23-cv-00917 : v. : (Judge Rambo) : TINA M. LITZ, et al., : Defendants : MEMORANDUM Plaintiff Dwight Horst initiated the above-captioned pro se action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983,1 alleging constitutional violations by various prison officials at Lebanon County Correctional Facility (LCCF). The Court must dismiss Horst’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Leave to amend will be provided. I. BACKGROUND Horst’s…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Erickson v. PardusSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Phillips v. County of AlleghenyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008

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