LAWRENCE v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
LIONEL S. LAWRENCE, SR., : Plaintiff, : : v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 21-CV-5307 : COMMONWEALTH OF : PENNSYLVANIA, et al., : Defendants. :
ORDER AND NOW, this 31st day of January, 2022, upon consideration of Plaintiff Lionel S. Lawrence’s Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 1), and Complaint (ECF No. 2), it is ORDERED that: 1. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. 2. The Complaint is DEEMED filed. 3. The Complaint is DISMISSED for the reasons stated in the Court’s Memorandum as follows: a. Claims against the District Attorney’s Office are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE as barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994). Lawrence may file a new case raising these claims only in the event his underlying convictions are reversed, vacated, or otherwise invalidated; and b. Claims against all remaining Defendants are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. 4. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close this case. BY THE COURT:
/s/ Eduardo C. Robreno_____ EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, J.
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