BROWN v. BEARD

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA Alton D. BROWN, : CIVIL ACTION : NO. 13-00465 Plaintiff, : v. : : Jeffrey A. BEARD, et al. : : Defendants. : M E M O R A N D U M EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, J. May 5, 2021 I. INTRODUCTION Pro se Plaintiff Alton Brown brings this prisoner civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violations of the First and Eighth Amendments.1 He names two groups of Defendants. The “Commonwealth Defendants” are: John Wetzel (Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections),2 David DiGuglielmo (Superintendent at…