Hale v. Greene et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
TERRELL HALE,
Plaintiff,
v.
J. GREENE, et al.,
Defendants.
No. 4:25-CV-01242
(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 individual-capacity Bivens claims against Warden J.
Greene, PA J. Stoltz, Dr. S. Antonucci, and Dr. C. Schmidt are
DISMISSED with prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) for
failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
2. 	Plaintiff’s official-capacity Bivens claims are DISMISSED with
prejudice under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) as legally frivolous.
3. 	Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel (Doc. 12) is
DISMISSED as moot in light of paragraphs 1 and 2 above.1
4. 	The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Matthew W. Brann
Matthew W. Brann
Chief United States District Judge
1 	The motion for appointment counsel, if considered on the merits, would be denied, as
Plaintiff’s Bivens claims do not have “arguable merit in fact and law,” a threshold requirement
for appointment of counsel. See Tabron v. Grace, 6 F.3d 147, 155 (3d Cir. 1993).
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