Williams v. Correctional Officer Cadden

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
PARIS WILLIAMS,
Plaintiff
V.
JENNIFER POLEMITIS, et al.,--
Defendants
PARIS WILLIAMS,
Plaintiff
V.
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER CADDEN, 	:
Defendant
No. 3:25cv2294
(Judge Munley)
No. 3:26cv65
(Judge Munley)
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-~ 	RDER
AND NOW, to wit, this ~ 	day of January 2026, upon preliminary review
of plaintiff's complaint (Doc. 1) filed in civil action number 3:26-cv-65, and for the
reasons set forth in the accompanying memorandum, it is hereby ORDERED
that:
1. 	The above-captioned actions are consolidated pursuant to Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a).
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2. 	The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE case number 3:26 -cv-65 and
the case will proceed at case number 3:25-cv-2294.
3. 	The amended complaint filed in case number 3:25-cv-2294 at Doc.
11 , and the complaint filed in case number 3:26-cv-65 at Doc. 1,
together, will stand as the complaint in this consolidated action.
4. 	Hereafter, court pleadings and documents shall be filed only in
consolidated case number 3:25-cv-2294 . The court will not accept
pleadings filed in case number 3:26- cv -65.
5. 	Plaintiff's motion (Doc. 2) for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed
in case number 3:26 -cv-65 is DISMISSED , as plaintiff has been
granted to leave to proceed in forma pauperis in case number 3:25-
cv-2294.
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