Lee v. SCI - Camp Hill et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
ABRAHAM SIGURD LEE,
Plaintiff,
v.
SCI CAMP HILL, et al.,
Defendants.
No. 1:25-CV-01815
(Chief Judge Brann)
ORDER
AND NOW, this 14 th day of January 2026, in accordance with the
accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. 	Plaintiff’s complaint (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED for failure to state a
claim upon which relief may be granted, as follows:
a. 	Plaintiff’s Section 1983 claims against SCI Camp Hill are
DISMISSED with prejudice under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) for
failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
b. 	Plaintiff’s First Amendment free speech claim challenging the
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections’ policy involving the
treatment of incoming privileged mail is DISMISSED with
prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) for failure to
state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
c. 	Plaintiff’s First and Fourteenth Amendment access-to-courts
claim is DISMISSED without prejudice as to all Defendants
under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) for failure to state a claim upon
which relief may be granted.
d. 	Plaintiff’s Fourteenth Amendment procedural due process
claim is DISMISSED without prejudice as to all Defendants
under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) for failure to state a claim upon
which relief may be granted.
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2. 	The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate defendant SCI Camp Hill.
3. 	Plaintiff’s motion to amend (Doc. 9) is GRANTED. The Clerk of
Court is directed to change defendant “Columbia County,
Pennsylvania” to “Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.”
4. 	Within 21 days of the date of this Order, Plaintiff, if desired, may file
an amended complaint in accordance with the accompanying
Memorandum. Plaintiff must adhere to the specific directions for
amendment provided in the accompanying Memorandum.
5. 	If no amended complaint is timely filed, dismissal of any claim
without prejudice will automatically convert to dismissal with
prejudice and the Court will CLOSE this case.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Matthew W. Brann
Matthew W. Brann
Chief United States District Judge
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