Acevedo v. Strickland

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DAVID JOSEPH ACEVEDO, No. 4:20-CV-1221 Plaintiff. (Judge Brann) v. CHAD STRICKLAND, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION JULY 17, 2020 Presently before the Court is a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, filed by David Joseph Acevedo (“Acevedo” or “Plaintiff”), a state inmate currently housed at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas, Pennsylvania.1 Acevedo seeks to proceed in forma pauperis.2 For the reasons set forth below, the motion to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted for the sole…