McHenry v. Switzer

Filing 3

ORDER granting motion to proceed ifp but DISMISSING CASE without prejudice as frivolous. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 5/18/12. (kpr)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION PLAINTIFF LEE R. MOORE MCHENRY v. No.4:12-cv-282-DPM DEFENDANT BARRY FRANK SWITZER ORDER McHemy moves to proceed in forma pauperis. In support of her application, she states that her gross income is $240 monthly and that she has no other sources of income, no money in the bank, and no other assets. She lists no monthly expenses. The Court grants McHenry's motion, Document No.1. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). But the Court must screen McHemy's complaint and dismiss it if the Court determines itisfrivolous. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). A claim is factually frivolous if the facts alleged are clearly baseless, a category encompassing /I allegations that are fanciful, fantastic, and delusional." Denton v. Hernandez, 504 U.s. 25, 32-33 (1992) (citations and quotations omitted). In other words, dismissal is appropriate fiwhen the facts alleged rise to the level of the irrational or the wholly incredible, whether or not there are judicially noticeable facts available to contradict them./I 504 U.S. at 33. McHenry's complaint is unintelligible. Her complaint consists of a random mix of legal words strung together. The Court cannot understand what legal claim(s) McHenry is pursuing and how the named defendant, Mr. Switzer, is involved. The case crosses the frivolous threshold established in Denton. The Court therefore dismisses McHenry's complaint, Document No. 2, without prejudice. So Ordered. D.P. Marshall Jr. United States District Judge -2­

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