Newton Bryan v. City of Philadelphia, et al.

E.D. Pennsylvania

Newton Bryan v. City of Philadelphia, et al.

DecidedJanuary 16, 2026

Docket2:25-cv-06583

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FORI NT HTEH EE AUSNTIETREND DSTISATTREISC DT IOSTFR PIECNTN CSOYULVRAT NIA

NEWTON BRYAN, : Plaintiff, : : v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 25-CV-6583 : CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, et al., : Defendants. :

ORDER AND NOW, this 16th day of January 2026, upon consideration of Plaintiff Newton Bryan’s Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 1) and pro se Complaint (ECF No. 2), it is ORDERED that: 1. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 1) is GRANTED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. 2. The Complaint is DEEMED filed. 3. For the reasons stated in the Court’s accompanying Memorandum, Bryan’s Complaint (ECF No. 2) is DISMISSED IN PART WITH PREJUDICE AND IN PART WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to state a claim pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii), as follows: a. All claims against the individual Defendants challenging his prosecution to the extent it led to his conviction or otherwise challenging the constitutionality of his conviction as barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994) are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE subject to him filing a new civil rights complaint only in the event his conviction is reversed, vacated, or otherwise invalidated. The Court expresses no opinion on the merits of any such lawsuit. b. The remaining claims are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. 4. The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this case. BY THE COURT: /s/ Chad F. Kenney

CHAD F. KENNEY, J.

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FORI NT HTEH EE AUSNTIETREND DSTISATTREISC DT IOSTFR PIECNTN CSOYULVRAT NIA

NEWTON BRYAN, : Plaintiff, : : v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 25-CV-6583 : CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, et al., : Defendants. :

ORDER AND NOW, this 16th day of January 2026, upon consideration of Plaintiff Newton Bryan’s Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 1) and pro se Complaint (ECF No. 2), it is ORDERED that: 1. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 1) is GRANTED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. 2. The Complaint is DEEMED filed. 3. For the reasons stated in the Court’s accompanying Memorandum, Bryan’s Complaint (ECF No. 2) is DISMISSED IN PART WITH PREJUDICE AND IN PART WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to state a claim pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii), as follows: a. All claims against the individual Defendants challenging his prosecution to the extent it led to his conviction or otherwise challenging the constitutionality of his conviction as barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994) are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE subject to him filing a new civil rights complaint only in the event his conviction is reversed, vacated, or otherwise invalidated. The Court expresses no opinion on the merits of any such lawsuit. b. The remaining claims are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. 4. The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this case. BY THE COURT: /s/ Chad F. Kenney

CHAD F. KENNEY, J.

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