Cutsinger v. El Dorado, Kansas, City of

Filing 5

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER denying 3 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. ; adopting 4 Report and Recommendations. This action is hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Signed by Chief Judge J. Thomas Marten on 04/07/2017. (aa)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS
BENJAMIN H. CUTSINGER,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 6:17-cv-01020-JTM

CITY OF EL DORADO, KANSAS,
Defendant.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the court on a Report and Recommendation (Dkt. 4) by
Magistrate Judge Gwynne E. Birzer. The Report recommends that plaintiff’s motion to
proceed in forma pauperis (Dkt. 3) be denied and that the action be dismissed.
The Report finds that the financial affidavit submitted by plaintiff in support of
his application to proceed in forma pauperis is incomplete. Dkt. 4 at 2. It further finds that
the allegations in plaintiff’s complaint fail to show that this court has subject matter
jurisdiction over his claims. Id. at 5-6. Even if jurisdiction were shown, the Report
concludes that the complaint fails to state a plausible claim upon which relief could be
granted. Id. As such, it recommends denial of the motion to proceed IFP and dismissal
of the complaint for lack of jurisdiction or for failure to state a claim for relief.
The Report, which was filed on March 10, 2017, was electronically served upon
plaintiff at the email address he provided to the court. Dkt. 4 at 7. It notified plaintiff
that he had 14 days to file any written objections to the Report, and that a failure to
timely object waives any right to review. Id.

Plaintiff has not filed any objections to the Report and the time for doing so has
expired. The court accordingly finds that plaintiff has waived any right to object or for
appellate review of the Report and Recommendation. Additionally, the court finds that
the Report is both factually and legally correct.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED this 7th day of April, 2017, that the Report and
Recommendation is adopted. Plaintiff’s Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Dkt. 3) is
DENIED, and the action is hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of
subject matter jurisdiction.
___s/ J. Thomas Marten______
J. THOMAS MARTEN, JUDGE

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