Omar Folk v. Prime Care Medical
Omar Folk v. Prime Care Medical
Opinion
NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ___________
No. 22-2187 ___________
OMAR FOLK, Appellant
v.
PRIME CARE MEDICAL; DAUPHIN COUNTY PRISON; PERRY COUNTY PRISON; ATTORNEY GENERAL PA; DAVID E. YEINGST; DOMINICK DEROSE; P.A. TANYA SCHISLER; LPN TOM TOOLAN; DR. MATTHEW LEGAL; LT. TWIGG; SGT. KELLER; THOMAS LONG; CITY OF HARRISBURG; PERRY COUNTY CITY; HEIDI R. FREESE; DAUPHIN COUNTY; C.O. CHARLES DONBAUGH; P.A. YOUNG; BOARD CHAIRMAN, PERRY COUNTY PRISON; CHAD CHENET; PERRY COUNTY PRISON BOARD ____________________________________
On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (M.D. Pa. Civil No. 3:13-cv-00474) District Judge: Honorable Robert D. Mariani ____________________________________
Submitted Pursuant to Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) May 26, 2023 Before: JORDAN, CHUNG, and NYGAARD, Circuit Judges
(Opinion filed: May 30, 2023) _________
OPINION* _________
* This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not constitute binding precedent. PER CURIAM
Pro se appellant Omar Folk appeals from the District Court’s denial of his post-
judgment motion. For the reasons that follow, we will summarily affirm the District
Court’s judgment.
In February 2013, Folk filed a complaint in the District Court bringing several
claims, including deliberate indifference claims against medical providers who were
involved in treating his 2012 leg injury. The District Court dismissed all of Folk’s claims
with prejudice for failure to state a claim and denied his motions for reconsideration. We
affirmed the District Court’s judgment in 2018. Folk later filed another motion for
reconsideration, which was denied, and we affirmed the denial in 2019.
In May 2022, Folk filed a motion that he labeled a motion to amend his complaint,
in which he restated allegations about his 2012 leg injury. The District Court denied the
motion, noting that the case was closed in 2018. The District Court noted that no Rule 60
motion to reopen was filed and also found that, even if the defendant’s motion for leave
to amend were liberally construed as a motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
60(b), it was filed too late to be considered brought “within a reasonable time.” See Fed.
R. Civ. P. 60(c)(1). Folk timely appealed.
We have jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review
the denial of a motion for reconsideration for abuse of discretion. See Budget Blinds,
Inc. v. White,
536 F.3d 244, 251(3d Cir. 2008). We may summarily affirm a district
court’s decision “on any basis supported by the record” if the appeal fails to present a
substantial question. See Murray v. Bledsoe,
650 F.3d 246, 247(3d Cir. 2011) (per
2 curiam).
The District Court did not abuse its discretion in denying Folk’s motion. It was
appropriate to construe it as a motion for reconsideration, but Folk did not explain the
years of delay in filing it. Instead, Folk asked that the amended complaint be “related
back” to his original complaint. That complaint had been dismissed in 2018, however.
Timeliness aside, Folk included no basis for vacating the District Court’s judgment — he
merely restated allegations that he already presented or could have presented to the
District Court and in his other appeals. See Budget Blinds,
536 F.3d at 255(“[A] party
seeking Rule 60(b)(6) relief must demonstrate the existence of ‘extraordinary
circumstances’ that justify reopening the judgment.”) (citation omitted). Accordingly, we
will affirm the District Court’s judgment.1
1 Additionally, we deny Folk’s “motion for update status,” which discussed the participation of several appellees in this appeal, as moot. 3
Reference
- Status
- Unpublished