Legal Opinion
Gary Vaughn, Jr. v. Cambria County Prison
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 3, 2017No. 17-1031UnpublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION *
2Per curiam
Gary A. Vaughn, Jr., proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania’s order sua sponte dismissing his complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. For the following reasons, we will affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.
In November 2016, Vaughn filed a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 raising ten claims. In particular, Vaughn alleged that prison officials at Cambria County Prison removed him from his prison law librarian job and transferred him to FCI Loretto in retaliation for assisting other…
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