Jenkins v. Department of Corrections et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
WAHEED JENKINS,
Plaintiff,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,
et al.,
Defendants.
No. 4:25-CV-01680
(Chief Judge Brann)
ORDER
AND NOW, this 8 th day of January 2026, in accordance with the
accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. 	Plaintiff’s official capacity claims for money damages 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 Fourteenth Amendment procedural due process claim 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.
3. 	Plaintiff’s Section 1983 claim against defendant “Je. Shearn” 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.
4. 	Plaintiff’s Section 1983 claim against defendant Pennsylvania
Department of Corrections 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.
5. 	The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate defendants Je. Shearn and
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
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6. 	Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment failure-to-protect claim against
Superintendent McGinley is DISMISSED without prejudice pursuant
to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) for failure to state a claim upon which
relief may be granted.
7. 	Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment medical indifference claim against
defendant Kevin Hall is DISMISSED without prejudice pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) for failure to state a claim upon which relief
may be granted.
8. 	Within 21 days from the date of this Order, Plaintiff, if desired, may
file an amended complaint in accordance with the accompanying
Memorandum.
9. 	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.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Matthew W. Brann
Matthew W. Brann
Chief United States District Judge
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