United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania author aut Government Organization text government publication eng USCOURTS Judicial Publications judicial 2026-08-08 Administrative Office of the United States Courts 2026-01-15 monographic deposited born digital 16 digital object pages JU 4.15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-paed-2_25-cv-05971 P0b002ee1e666985c DGPO 2026-08-08 2026-08-08 USCOURTS-paed-2_25-cv-05971 machine generated eng fdlp USCOURTS USCOURTS-paed-2_25-cv-05971 District paed 3rd Pennsylvania 2421 2:25-cv-05971 Philadelphia civil 555 Prisoner - Prison Condition 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights 2:25-cv-05971 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-paed-2_25-cv-05971 JU 4.15 2:25-cv-05971;25-5971 United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania 3rd Circuit Philadelphia U.S. Courts author aut DUSEL DUSEL Defendant GRINIVICH GRINIVICH Defendant HARRIS HARRIS Defendant C HARTLESS HARTLESS C Defendant H KERTES KERTES H Defendant NAGUIB MUHAMMAD MUHAMMAD NAGUIB Plaintiff GINA ORLANDO ORLANDO GINA Defendant PATTERSON PATTERSON Defendant PISTON PISTON Defendant SHANICE RAPP RAPP SHANICE Defendant JOSEPH TERRA TERRA JOSEPH Defendant USCOURTS USCOURTS-paed-2_25-cv-05971 District paed 3rd Pennsylvania 2421 2:25-cv-05971 Philadelphia civil 555 Prisoner - Prison Condition 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights Pennsylvania MEMORANDUM; ETC.. SIGNED BY DISTRICT JUDGE GERALD J. PAPPERT ON 1/15/26. 1/16/26 ENTERED AND NOT MAILED TO PRO SE.(JL) 0 2026-01-15 D09002ee1e672860c https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-paed-2_25-cv-05971/USCOURTS-paed-2_25-cv-05971-0 paed-2_25-cv-05971_0.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-paed-2_25-cv-05971/USCOURTS-paed-2_25-cv-05971-0 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-paed-2_25-cv-05971/pdf/USCOURTS-paed-2_25-cv-05971-0.pdf USCOURTS 2:25-cv-05971; MUHAMMAD v. PISTON et al; United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania USCOURTS-paed-2_25-cv-05971-0 0 2026-01-15 MEMORANDUM; ETC.. SIGNED BY DISTRICT JUDGE GERALD J. PAPPERT ON 1/15/26. 1/16/26 ENTERED AND NOT MAILED TO PRO SE.(JL) AGAINST PISTON, HARRIS, PATTERSON,AND GRINIVICH, BASED ON THE JULY 28, 2025 INCIDENT, PASS STATUTORY SCREENING AND MAY PROCEED TO SERVICE; ETC. UPON THE FILING OF AN AMENDED COMPLAINT, THE CLERK SHALL NOT MAKE SERVICE UNTIL SO ORDERED BY THE COURT. SIGNED BY DISTRICT JUDGE GERALD J. PAPPERT ON 1/15/16. 1/16/26 ENTERED AND NOT MAILED TO PRO SE AND E-MAILED WARDEN AT SCI HOUTZDALE.(JL) Modified on 2/9/2026 (md).ORDER THAT PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS IS GRANTED. THE COMPLAINT IS DEEMED FILED. THE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED IN PART WITH PREJUDICE ANDDISMISSED IN PART WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915(E)(2)(B)(II) FOR THE REASONS STATED IN THE COURTS MEMORANDUM, AS FOLLOWS: A.THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS ARE DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE: (1) THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY CLAIMS, (2) ANY CLAIMS BASED ON THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO INVESTIGATE, AND (3) ANY CLAIMS THAT DEFENDANTS INTERFERED WITH THE GRIEVANCE PROCESS. THE CLERK OF THE COURT IS DIRECTED TO TERMINATE THE FOLLOWING DEFENDANTS FROM THIS CASE: (1) C. HARTLESS, (2) GINA ORLANDO, AND (3)SPECIAL AGENT SHANICE RAPP.THE EXCESSIVE FORCE CLAIMS ASSERTED 1 2026-01-15 D09002ee1e672860b https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-paed-2_25-cv-05971/USCOURTS-paed-2_25-cv-05971-1 paed-2_25-cv-05971_1.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-paed-2_25-cv-05971/USCOURTS-paed-2_25-cv-05971-1 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-paed-2_25-cv-05971/pdf/USCOURTS-paed-2_25-cv-05971-1.pdf USCOURTS 2:25-cv-05971; MUHAMMAD v. PISTON et al; United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania USCOURTS-paed-2_25-cv-05971-1 1 2026-01-15 AGAINST PISTON, HARRIS, PATTERSON,AND GRINIVICH, BASED ON THE JULY 28, 2025 INCIDENT, PASS STATUTORY SCREENING AND MAY PROCEED TO SERVICE; ETC. UPON THE FILING OF AN AMENDED COMPLAINT, THE CLERK SHALL NOT MAKE SERVICE UNTIL SO ORDERED BY THE COURT. SIGNED BY DISTRICT JUDGE GERALD J. PAPPERT ON 1/15/16. 1/16/26 ENTERED AND NOT MAILED TO PRO SE AND E-MAILED WARDEN AT SCI HOUTZDALE.(JL) Modified on 2/9/2026 (md).ORDER THAT PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS IS GRANTED. THE COMPLAINT IS DEEMED FILED. THE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED IN PART WITH PREJUDICE ANDDISMISSED IN PART WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915(E)(2)(B)(II) FOR THE REASONS STATED IN THE COURTS MEMORANDUM, AS FOLLOWS: A.THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS ARE DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE: (1) THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY CLAIMS, (2) ANY CLAIMS BASED ON THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO INVESTIGATE, AND (3) ANY CLAIMS THAT DEFENDANTS INTERFERED WITH THE GRIEVANCE PROCESS. THE CLERK OF THE COURT IS DIRECTED TO TERMINATE THE FOLLOWING DEFENDANTS FROM THIS CASE: (1) C. HARTLESS, (2) GINA ORLANDO, AND (3)SPECIAL AGENT SHANICE RAPP.THE EXCESSIVE FORCE CLAIMS ASSERTED