Barton v. Pulaski County Circuit Court et al

Filing 3

ORDER dismissing this case sua sponte because Plaintiff's complaint is nonsensical and states no cause of action against Defendants for which relief may be granted. Plaintiff's 1 motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied as moot. Signed by Judge Billy Roy Wilson on 9/18/2015. (ljb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
WESTERN DIVISION
FREDERICK BARTON
VS.

PLAINTIFF
4:15CV00583-BRW

PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
and PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS

DEFENDANTS
ORDER

A district court has the authority to dismiss a case sua sponte for failure to state a claim.1
Because Plaintiff’s complaint is nonsensical and states no cause of action against Defendants for
which relief may be granted, this case is DISMISSED.2 Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in
forma pauperis (Doc. No. 1) is DENIED as MOOT.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 18th day of September, 2015.

/s/ Billy Roy Wilson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

1

See Smith v. Boyd, 945 F.2d 1041 (8th Cir. 1991).

2

See Barton v. State of Arkansas, et al., No. 4:15CV00110-SWW (E.D. Ark. 2015), Doc.

No. 12.
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