Roland v. Williams et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
DANIEL WAYNE ROLAND,
Plaintiff,
v.
WAYNE COUNTY PRISON, et al.,
Defendants.
No. 4:25-CV-01307
(Chief Judge Brann)
ORDER
AND NOW, this 8 th day of December 2025, in accordance with the
accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. 	Plaintiff’s Fourteenth Amendment procedural due process claims are
DISMISSED with prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) and
28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) for failure to state a claim upon which
relief may be granted.
2. 	Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment conditions-of-confinement claims are
DISMISSED with prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) and
28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) for failure to state a claim upon which
relief may be granted.
3. 	Plaintiff’s official capacity claims are DISMISSED without prejudice
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915A(b)(1) and 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) for failure
to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
4. 	Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment failure-to-protect claims are
DISMISSED without prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1)
and 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) for failure to state a claim upon
which relief may be granted.
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5. 	Plaintiff, if he desires, may file an amended complaint in accordance
with the accompanying Memorandum within 21 days of the date of
this Order.
6. 	If no amended complaint is timely filed, any dismissal without
prejudice will automatically convert to dismissal with prejudice and
the Court will close this case. If Plaintiff files an amended complaint
that fails to comply with the specific directions provided by the Court,
any such inappropriate pleading will be summarily stricken from the
record.
7. 	Plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel (Doc. 2) is DISMISSED as
moot and without prejudice in light of the foregoing paragraphs.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Matthew W. Brann
Matthew W. Brann
Chief United States District Judge
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