The opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
RASHAD M. WILLIAMS, )
) No. 2:23-cv-01235-RJC-RAL
Plaintiff, )
)
vs. ) Judge Robert J. Colville
) Magistrate Judge Richard A. Lanzillo
JOHN E. WETZEL, FORMER SEC. PA. )
DEPT OF CORR.; GEORGE LITTLE, )
FORMER SEC. PA. DEPT OF CORR.; )
LAUREL R. HARRY, SEC. PA'S DOCS; )
ERIC T. ARMEL, FORMER )
SUPERINTENDENT, SCIF; TINA )
WALKER, SUPERINTENDENT )
SCIFAYETTE; JOSEPH TREMPUS, )
FORMER DEPUTY SUPT.; MICHAEL )
TKACS, MARTIN SWITZER, DEPUTY )
SUPT. C/S; JOSHUA POSKA, MAJOR OF )
GUARD; MIKE HOWARD, F-BLOCK )
UNIT MANG.; CAPTAIN NEWMAN, B. A. )
KING, SERGEANT; CEKADA, )
CORRECTION OFFICER; ROBERT )
HAWKINBERRY, MAJOR OF UNIT )
MANG.; DEBRA HAWKINBERRY, )
CORRECTIONS CLASSIFICATION )
PROGRAM MANG.; JOHN DOE 1, )
RESTRICTED HOUSING UNIT C/O; )
JOHN DOE 2, RESTRICTED HOUSING )
UNIT C/O; JOHN DOE 3, RESTRICTED )
HOUSING UNIT LIEUTENANT; )
HALKIAS, CORRECTION OFFICER; B. )
RUDZIEWSKI, HEARING EXAMINER; )
WINKLEMAN, CORRECTION OFFICER; )
PEACHECK, CORRECTION OFFICER; )
LOIS ALLEN, M. BROWN, CORRECTION )
OFFICER; )
)
Defendants. )
)
ORDER OF COURT
Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order/Preliminary
Injunction. ECF No. 44. On April 11, 2024, the Honorable Cynthia Reed Eddy issued a Report
and Recommendation (ECF No. 49) in which she recommended that Plaintiff’s Motion be denied.
Objections to Judge Eddy’s Report and Recommendation were due by April 29, 2024. No
objections were filed, and the matter is now ripe for disposition.
The district court must make a de novo determination of those portions of the Report and
Recommendation to which objections are made. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C); see also Henderson v.
Carlson, 812 F.2d 874, 877 (3d Cir. 1987). This Court may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or
in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge. The district court judge
may also recommit the matter to the magistrate judge with instructions.
Upon review of the April 11, 2024 Report and Recommendation and the relevant briefing,
as well as a review of the entire record in this matter, the Court agrees with the well-reasoned
analysis set forth in Judge Eddy’s Report and Recommendation. Therefore, the Court will adopt
the Report and Recommendation and deny Plaintiff’s Motion for Temporary Restraining
Order/Preliminary Injunction. As such, the following order is entered:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Temporary Restraining
Order/Preliminary Injunction (ECF No. 44) be DENIED;
IT IS FURTHERE ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 49) of
Judge Eddy dated April 11, 2024, is ADOPTED as the Opinion of the Court.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Robert J. Colville
Robert J. Colville
United States District Judge
Dated: May 6, 2024
cc: The Honorable Richard A. Lanzillo
United States Magistrate Judge
Rashad M. Williams
QC3320
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