The opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
JASON L. BROWN, :
Plaintiff, :
:
v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 20-CV-5599
:
OFFICER KENNETH FELKER, :
Defendant. :
ORDER
AND NOW, this 17th day of November, 2020, upon consideration of Jason Brown’s
Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 1), pro se Complaint (ECF No. 2), and
“Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Leave to Amend Complaint” (ECF No. 4), 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. Brown’s Complaint is DISMISSED in its entirety as follows:
a. Brown’s false arrest claims is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE as time-
barred; and
b. Brown’s malicious prosecution claim is DISMISSED WITHOUT
PREJUDICE as barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994). The
dismissal is without prejudice to Brown filing a new case only in the event
his underlying conviction is reversed, vacated, or otherwise invalidated. He
is not granted permission to file an amended complaint in this case.
4. The “Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Leave to Amend Complaint” is
DENIED.
5. The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this case.
6. No later than fourteen days from the date of this Order, Brown shall SHOW
CAUSE by filing a “Response to Show Cause Order” not to exceed ten pages stating why the
Court should not enjoin him from filing any more civil actions concerning his 2003 robbery
conviction without also paying the fees to commence a civil action.
7. Should Brown fail to file a Response as directed by Paragraph 6, the Court will
without any further notice enter an order enjoining Brown from filing any future lawsuits about
his 2003 robbery conviction unless he pays the fees up front.
BY THE COURT:
/s/Petrese B. Tucker
PETRESE B. TUCKER, J.