LEWALD v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA TROY LEWALD, : CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff, : : v. : : PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT : OF CORRECTIONS "PADOC", et al., : Defendants. : NO. 22-cv-04625 MEMORANDUM KENNEY, J. NOVEMBER 29, 2023 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Troy Lewald, a prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a sprawling complaint, launching over a dozen claims against dozens of individual and institutional defendants. Lewald’s complaint arises from three central allegations against the defendants: (1) they failed to provide proper medical care; (2) they provided him with…