ELANSARI v. THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA AMRO ELANSARI, : Plaintiff, : : v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 20-CV-4109 : THE COMMONWEALTH OF : PENNSYLVANIA, : Defendant. : MEMORANDUM SLOMSKY, J. AUGUST 2 8 , 2020 Petitioner Amro Elansari filed this pro se civil action against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania seeking a writ of mandamus to compel the Commonwealth to legalize marijuana and expunge criminal records of those, including himself, who have been convicted of marijuana-related crimes. He seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis. The Court will grant Elansari…