Merkeema Yvette Smalls v. Judge Betsy Jo Wahl, et al.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MERKEEMA YVETTE SMALLS, : Plaintiff, : : v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 25-CV-4852 : JUDGE BETSY JO WAHL, et al., : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM Pappert, J. December 2, 2025 Pro se plaintiff Merkeema Yvette Smalls commenced this action by filing a complaint pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

asserting violations of her constitutional rights arising from state court child custody proceedings concerning her minor child L.S. Smalls subsequently filed her Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Dkt. No. 83) and Amended Complaint,1…