LOMBARDO v. EVANS

E.D. Pennsylvania

LOMBARDO v. EVANS

DecidedAugust 22, 2024

Docket5:24-cv-01999

StatusUnknown

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

MICHAEL ANTHONY LOMBARDO, : Plaintiff, : : v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 24-CV-1999 : BRANDON T. EVANS, et al., : Defendants. :

ORDER AND NOW, this 22nd day of August, 2024, upon consideration of Michael Anthony Lombardo’s Motions to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (ECF Nos. 12, 14), Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statements (ECF Nos. 13, 15), and pro se Amended Complaint (ECF No. 9), it is ORDERED that: 1. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. 2. Michael Anthony Lombardo, #0186008, shall pay the full filing fee of $350 in installments, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b), regardless of the outcome of this case. The Court directs the Warden of Lehigh County Jail or other appropriate official to assess an initial filing fee of 20% of the greater of (a) the average monthly deposits to Lombardo’s inmate account; or (b) the average monthly balance in Lombardo’s inmate account for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of this case. The Warden or other appropriate official shall calculate, collect, and forward the initial payment assessed pursuant to this Order to the Court with a reference to the docket number for this case. In each succeeding month when the amount in Lombardo’s inmate trust fund account exceeds $10.00, the Warden or other appropriate official shall forward payments to the Clerk of Court equaling 20% of the preceding month’s income credited to Lombardo’s inmate account until the fees are paid. Each payment shall refer to the docket number for this case. 3. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to send a copy of this Order to the Warden of Lehigh County Jail.

4. The Amended Complaint is DEEMED filed. 5. For the reasons stated in the Memorandum, Lombardo’s Amended Complaint is dismissed as follows: a. All federal claims are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) for failure to state a claim. b. All state law claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. 6. Lombardo’s request for the appointment of counsel is DENIED. See Tabron v. Grace, 6 F.3d 147, 155 (3d Cir. 1993). 7. The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this case.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ John Milton Younge JOHN MILTON YOUNGE, J.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

MICHAEL ANTHONY LOMBARDO, : Plaintiff, : : v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 24-CV-1999 : BRANDON T. EVANS, et al., : Defendants. :

ORDER AND NOW, this 22nd day of August, 2024, upon consideration of Michael Anthony Lombardo’s Motions to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (ECF Nos. 12, 14), Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statements (ECF Nos. 13, 15), and pro se Amended Complaint (ECF No. 9), it is ORDERED that: 1. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. 2. Michael Anthony Lombardo, #0186008, shall pay the full filing fee of $350 in installments, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b), regardless of the outcome of this case. The Court directs the Warden of Lehigh County Jail or other appropriate official to assess an initial filing fee of 20% of the greater of (a) the average monthly deposits to Lombardo’s inmate account; or (b) the average monthly balance in Lombardo’s inmate account for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of this case. The Warden or other appropriate official shall calculate, collect, and forward the initial payment assessed pursuant to this Order to the Court with a reference to the docket number for this case. In each succeeding month when the amount in Lombardo’s inmate trust fund account exceeds $10.00, the Warden or other appropriate official shall forward payments to the Clerk of Court equaling 20% of the preceding month’s income credited to Lombardo’s inmate account until the fees are paid. Each payment shall refer to the docket number for this case. 3. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to send a copy of this Order to the Warden of Lehigh County Jail.

4. The Amended Complaint is DEEMED filed. 5. For the reasons stated in the Memorandum, Lombardo’s Amended Complaint is dismissed as follows: a. All federal claims are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) for failure to state a claim. b. All state law claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. 6. Lombardo’s request for the appointment of counsel is DENIED. See Tabron v. Grace, 6 F.3d 147, 155 (3d Cir. 1993). 7. The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this case.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ John Milton Younge JOHN MILTON YOUNGE, J.

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