Riley v. HSBC Bank PLC et al

Filing 18

ORDER adopting 17 --REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS; dismissing without prejudice the amended complaint; directing the clerk to TERMINATE any pending motion and to CLOSE the case. Signed by Judge Steven D. Merryday on 10/3/2018. (BK)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION

BRANDON COURTNEY RILEY,
Plaintiff,
v.

CASE NO. 8:18-cv-1212-T-23SPF

HSBC BANK PLC, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER
A July 30, 2018 order (Doc. 13) denies Brandon Riley’s motion for leave to
proceed in forma pauperis and dismisses Riley’s complaint for failure to state a claim.
On August 24, 2018, Riley amended the complaint (Doc. 15) and renewed the
motion (Doc. 16) for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. A September 7, 2018 report
(Doc. 17) recommends denying the renewed motion to proceed in forma pauperis and
recommends dismissing the amended complaint. More than seventeen days has
passed,* and Riley maintains silence in response to Magistrate Judge Flynn’s wellreasoned report. The report and recommendation (Doc. 17) is ADOPTED and the

*

A party served by mail with a report and recommendation has three additional days to
object. See Rule 6(d), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

amended complaint (Doc. 15) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. The clerk
is directed to terminate any pending motion and to close the case.
ORDERED in Tampa, Florida, on ____________________, 2018.

__________________________________
STEVEN D. MERRYDAY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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