BERRY v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

• Court: District Court, D. New Jersey
• Decided: March 5, 2024
• Docket: 1:22-cv-06113
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

**NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY CAMDEN VICINAGE : GREGORY MAC DONALD BERRY, : CIV. NO. 22-6113 (RMB-AMD) : Plaintiff, : OPINION : v. : : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, : et al., : : Defendants : ______________________________ APPEARANCES: Gregory Mac Donald Berry Fed. Reg. No. 33886-112 FCI Fairton P.O. Box 420, Fairton, NJ 08320 Plaintiff, Pro Se Kristin Lynn Vassallo, Assistant United States Attorney Office of the U.S. Attorney District of New Jersey 970 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 On behalf of Defendant Dr. Abigail Lopez De La Salle RENÉE MARIE BUMB, Chief United States District Judge This matter comes before the Court upon Defendant Dr. Abigail Lopez de la Salle’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s Bivens Claim. (Mot. to Dismiss, Dkt. No. 22), and Plaintiff’s motions to join Defendant’s motion to dismiss his Bivens claim. (Mot. to Join Def’s mot., Dkt. Nos. 23, 24.) Plaintiff agrees that the Supreme Court’s decision in Egbert v. Boule, 142 S. Ct. 1793 (2022) requires dismissal of his Eighth

Amendment Bivens claim. Therefore, the Court will grant Defendant’s unopposed motion to dismiss, and dismiss with prejudice Plaintiff’s the Eighth Amendment Bivens claim against Dr. Abigail Lopez de la Salle.

An appropriate Order follows. Date: March 5, 2024 s/Renée Marie Bumb RENÉE MARIE BUMB Chief United States District Judge