Case Summary:

In Di Fraia v. Ransom, Jonathan DiFraia is appealing from the dismissal of his federal civil-rights and disability-discrimination suit arising out of the termination of his medication for opioid use disorder while incarcerated in a Pennsylvania state facility, with the appeal now pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit under docket number 24‑2673 and argued on January 27, 2026.

At the district court level, DiFraia filed suit in the Middle District of Pennsylvania, case number 1:23‑cv‑01187, against prison officials including Kevin Ransom, alleging that prison staff stopped his medically prescribed medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) based solely on disciplinary infractions rather than medical need, causing painful withdrawal and deterioration of his ment ...