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McGurgan v. Harman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA AT CHARLESTON
Feb 26, 2021
Civil Action No. 2:20-cv-00173 (S.D.W. Va. Feb. 26, 2021)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 2:20-cv-00173

02-26-2021

WILLIAM MCGURGAN, Plaintiff, v. LESLE HARMAN, SYDNE BREEDON, BRITNEY BREEDON, SYDNE KUHN, LEAANN BESS, and WARDEN OF SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL JAIL, All in their individual capacity, Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

The court having received the Proposed Findings and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Dwane L. Tinsley, entered on January 29, 2021 (ECF No. 6); and the Magistrate Judge having recommended that the court deny the plaintiff's pro se letter-form motion for the court to provide for legal writing materials without restriction, filed by the Clerk on March 9, 2020 (ECF No. 2), and leave this matter referred to the Magistrate Judge for further proceedings; and no objection having been filed to the Proposed Findings and Recommendation, it is ORDERED that the findings made in the Proposed Findings and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (ECF No. 6) be, and they hereby are, adopted by the court and incorporated herein.

The Magistrate Judge construed the motion as a request for a preliminary injunction and recommends denying it on the ground that the plaintiff has not met the standard for obtaining preliminary relief. See ECF No. 6. --------

It is, accordingly, ORDERED that the plaintiff's letter-form motion for the court to provide for legal writing materials without restriction (ECF No. 2) be, and hereby it is, denied.

It is further ORDERED that this matter is referred to the Magistrate Judge for further proceedings.

The Clerk is directed to transmit copies of this memorandum opinion and order to the pro se plaintiff, all counsel of record, any other unrepresented party, and the United States Magistrate Judge.

ENTER: February 26, 2021

/s/_________

John T. Copenhaver, Jr.

Senior United States District Judge


Summaries of

McGurgan v. Harman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA AT CHARLESTON
Feb 26, 2021
Civil Action No. 2:20-cv-00173 (S.D.W. Va. Feb. 26, 2021)
Case details for

McGurgan v. Harman

Case Details

Full title:WILLIAM MCGURGAN, Plaintiff, v. LESLE HARMAN, SYDNE BREEDON, BRITNEY…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA AT CHARLESTON

Date published: Feb 26, 2021

Citations

Civil Action No. 2:20-cv-00173 (S.D.W. Va. Feb. 26, 2021)

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