ELDREDGE v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA __________________________________________ TYLER D. ELDREDGE, : Plaintiff, : : v. : Civil No. 5:22-cv-01991-JMG : JOHNSON & JOHNSON, : Defendant. : __________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION GALLAGHER, J. July 11, 2022 At issue here is whether Defendant Johnson & Johnson may be held liable under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

for manufacturing its COVID-19 vaccine. Before the Court is Johnson & Johnson’s motion to dismiss. Johnson & Johnson is not a state actor, so the Court grants the motion.1 I. FACTUAL…