Phillips III v. US Air Force et al

Filing 8

ORDER DISMISSING CASE. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 10/24/2017. (jdh)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
CLINT PHILLIPS III,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 3:17-cv-01079-JPG-SCW

US AIR FORCE and SCOTT AIR FORCE
BASE,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
J. PHIL GILBERT, DISTRICT JUDGE
This matter comes before the Court on its own initiative for purposes of case
management. The plaintiff, pro se, is attempting to sue the United States Air Force and Scott Air
Force Base directly for a variety of intentional torts and housing discrimination. On October 16,
2017, the Court ordered the plaintiff to file an amended pleading that properly invoked federal
subject-matter jurisdiction. (Doc. 6.) The plaintiff has responded (Doc. 7) by alleging a cause of
action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2680(h) and the “Civil Rights Act of 1964 Housing
Discrimination”—the same statutes he cited in his original complaint. 28 U.S.C. § 2680(h) does
not suffice, however, because it is a list of exceptions to the Federal Tort Claims Act—it has no
bearing on whether a plaintiff may sue the United States Air Force directly for an intentional tort.
Moreover, plaintiff has not alleged any facts that would invoke any Title within the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 in this case. Because plaintiff has not cited any statute that would give this Court
jurisdiction over the United States Air Force and Scott Air Force Base pursuant to these claims,
this matter is DISMISSED without prejudice for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction and the
Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close this.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 24, 2017
s/ J. Phil Gilbert
J. PHIL GILBERT
DISTRICT JUDGE