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Talley v. Mazzocca

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
May 8, 2019
Civil Action No. 19-161 (W.D. Pa. May. 8, 2019)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 19-161

05-08-2019

QUINTEZ TALLEY, Plaintiff, v. TIMOTHY MAZZOCCA, et al., Defendants.


MEMORANDUM ORDER

Pending before the Court are the objections by pro se Plaintiff Quintez Talley (ECF No. 9), to the April 5, 2019, Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (ECF No. 6), which recommended that the Complaint be summarily dismissed pre-service for failure to state a claim pursuant to the screening provisions of 28 U.S.C. § § 1915(e)(2) and 1915A.

The Court has reviewed the matter and concludes that the Report and Recommendation correctly analyzes the issues and makes a sound recommendation. Upon consideration of the Complaint, together with the Report and Recommendation and objections filed by Plaintiff, and after undertaking a de novo review of the record,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff's Objections are OVERRULED as they are without merit.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Complaint is DISMISSED for failure to state a claim pursuant to the screening provisions of 28 U.S.C. § § 1915(e)(2) and 1915A and leave to amend is DENIED as futile.

Plaintiff's state law claims are dismissed without prejudice for want of jurisdiction. --------

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, dated April 5, 2019, hereby is ADOPTED as the Opinion of the District Court.

The Clerk of Court is ORDERED to mark this case closed.

SO ORDERED this 8th day of May, 2019.

/s Nora Barry Fischer

Nora Barry Fischer

United States District Judge cc/ecf: Honorable Cynthia Reed Eddy

United States Magistrate Judge

QUINTEZ TALLEY

KT 5091

SCI Fayette

48 Overlook Drive

LaBelle, PA 15450-0999

(via U.S. First Class Mail)


Summaries of

Talley v. Mazzocca

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
May 8, 2019
Civil Action No. 19-161 (W.D. Pa. May. 8, 2019)
Case details for

Talley v. Mazzocca

Case Details

Full title:QUINTEZ TALLEY, Plaintiff, v. TIMOTHY MAZZOCCA, et al., Defendants.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Date published: May 8, 2019

Citations

Civil Action No. 19-161 (W.D. Pa. May. 8, 2019)

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