God v. Duke Energy, Inc. et al

Filing 16

ORDER denying 2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis; adopting 15 Report and Recommendations as the opinion of the Court. This case is dismissed without prejudice. The Clerk shall terminate all pending motions and close the file. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Corrigan on 3/15/2018. (JJB)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
JACKSONVILLE DIVISION
GOD, aka Michael Waller,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 3:17-cv-1252-J-32JBT

DUKE ENERGY, INC., NIPSCO,
INDIANAPOLIS POWER AND
LIGHT, THE STATE OF INDIANA,
INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY
COMMISSION, and DUKE
ENERGY INDIANA, LLC,
Defendants.

ORDER
This case is before the Court on the Consolidated Motion to Proceed in
this Matter and on Appeal In Forma Pauperis (the “Motion”). (Doc. 2). On
February 13, 2018, the assigned United States Magistrate Judge issued a
Report and Recommendation, (Doc. 15), recommending that the Motion be
denied, that the case be dismissed without prejudice, and that the Clerk
terminate any pending motions and close the file. No party has filed an objection
to the Report and Recommendation, and the time in which to do so has passed. 1
A party has fourteen days from being served with a Report and
Recommendation to file specific written objections. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2). The
assigned Magistrate Judge issued his Report and Recommendation on February 13,
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See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); M.D. Fla. R. 6.02(a). Upon de
novo review of the file and for the reasons stated in the Report and
Recommendation (Doc. 15), 2 it is hereby
ORDERED:
1.

The Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (Doc. 15)

is ADOPTED as the opinion of the Court.
2.

Plaintiff’s Consolidated Motion to Proceed in this Matter and on

Appeal In Forma Pauperis (Doc. 2) is DENIED.
3.

This Case is DISMISSED without prejudice.

4.

The Clerk shall terminate all pending motions and close the file.

DONE AND ORDERED in Jacksonville, Florida this 15th day of March,
2018.

jb
Copies to:
2018. The following day, copies of the Report were mailed to Plaintiff at two Florida
addresses he previously used. On February 26, 2018, the report mailed to one of those
addresses was returned as undeliverable, but the other address received no such
notification.
The Report and Recommendation relies upon the Magistrate Judge’s prior
order (Doc. 10) pointing out the deficiencies in the Complaint and allowing Plaintiff to
amend. This Order, in adopting the Report and Recommendation, also adopts the
reasoning of the prior order.
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Honorable Joel B. Toomey
United States Magistrate Judge
Counsel of record

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