Jennings v. Jacksonville Police Department

Filing 3

ORDER dismissing this case because Plaintiff's complaint is nonsensical and fails to state a cause of action against Defendant 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 4/5/2016. (ljb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DIVISION OF ARKANSAS
WESTERN DIVISION
JHAKOBY JENNINGS
VS.

PLAINTIFF
4:16-cv-00178-BRW

JACKSONVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT

DEFENDANT

ORDER
A district court has the authority to dismiss a case sua sponte for failure to state a claim.1
Plaintiff’s complaint, in its entirety, reads:
The Judge paid TP to shoot me in my arm and they have been arresting me on
terroristic threatening charges and they are putting charges on me I did not commit.
Because Plaintiff’s complaint is nonsensical and fails to state a cause of action against Defendant
for which relief may be granted, this case is DISMISSED. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to
proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 1) is DENIED as MOOT.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 5th day of April, 2016.

/s/ Billy Roy Wilson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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