LaRue v. Denso Manufacturing Arkansas Inc

Filing 4

ORDER directing Plaintiff to file an amended complaint within 30 days of the date of this Order to specify the facts upon which her claims are based. Failure to do so will result in dismissal of the complaint. Signed by Judge James M. Moody on 9/25/08. (jct)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS JONESBORO DIVISION JODENE LARUE, Plaintiff, VS. DENSO MANUFACTURING ARKANSAS INC. Defendant. * * * * * * * * * * * Order NO: 3:08CV00157 JMM Plaintiff Jodene LaRue commenced this Title VII employment discrimination action pro se. She claims defendant discriminated against her by failing to employ her and retaliating against her. Along with her complaint, plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis and a motion for appointment of counsel. The Eighth Circuit has instructed that the decision of whether a complaint is frivolous or malicious precedes the decision of whether to grant in forma pauperis status and whether to order service of process. See Carney v. Houston 33 F.3d 893, 895 (8th Cir. 1994)(quoting Gentile v. Missouri Dept. Of Corrections, 986 F.2d 214 (8th Cir. 1993)). "If the complaint is frivolous or malicious, the district court should dismiss it out of hand." Id. A complaint is frivolous where it lacks an arguable basis either in law or fact. See Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 325-27 (1989). Plaintiff states no facts in support of her allegations. She merely says: "Retaliation, Age Discrimination, Verbal abuse, sexual abuse and denso did not employ me." Compl., ¶ 9. Therefore, the Court will dismiss plaintiff's complaint unless she amends her 1 complaint to specify the facts upon which her claims are based. Plaintiff must file an amended complaint within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order. Failure to do so will result in dismissal of the complaint. SO ORDERED this 25th day of September 2008. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2

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