Petrov v. Harassing Parties

Filing 6

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - Plaintiff's Complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, and is dismissed without prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). A separate judgment will be entered in accordance with this Memorandum and Order. Ordered by Judge John M. Gerrard. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (AOA)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
JIM PETROV,
Plaintiff,
v.
HARASSING PARTIES,
Defendant.

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8:13CV210

MEMORANDUM
AND ORDER

This matter is before the court on initial review of Plaintiff’s Complaint. (Filing
No. 1.) Plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in this matter.
(Filing No. 5.) Accordingly, the court now conducts an initial review of the Complaint
to determine whether summary dismissal is appropriate under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2).
I.

SUMMARY OF COMPLAINT

Plaintiff named “Harassing Parties” as Defendant in this matter. (Filing No. 1
at CM/ECF p. 1.) The return address on Plaintiff’s envelope reflects that he resides in
Round Lake, Illinois. (Id. at CM/ECF p. 3.)
Plaintiff’s allegations are nonsensical. He states, in part:
The plaintiff, Jim A. Petrov, would like to bring to the Court’s attention
the aggressive behavior of one of two groups, ‘SK and Co’, or possibly
‘Co and SK’, to be understood as the following:
Either as A. Stacee Kalmanovsky, as her voice is the identifying
trademark which indicates the presence of stalking, as an active or
compliant partner to the instances of harassment, and the group of persons
party to harassment

or B. “CO and SK”, in the case of a company of facilitating agents and
mediators making use of the voice of Stacee Kalmanovsky in order to
produce recorded materials that prove ‘offensive’, in a contextual basis
The plaintiff contends that as the result of prior relationships, the
aggressive usage of the recorded materials (representing in excess of 85%
of air-time at over a dozen commercial retailers), across state lines, and
through every available medium, should be understood as:
1. stalking
2. sexual harassment
3. violations of the plaintiffs right to and ‘reasonable expectation of
privacy’
The plaintiff further recommends that the ‘universal music retail and
distribution contracts’ that allow for ‘targeted play’ of this variety be
reviewed with an ear to eliminate harassment and segregation.
(Id. at CM/ECF p. 1.) As relief, Plaintiff seeks, among other things, “an order
restricting or prohibiting further harassment.” (Id. at CM/ECF p. 2.)
II.

APPLICABLE LEGAL STANDARDS ON INITIAL REVIEW

The court is required to review in forma pauperis complaints to determine
whether summary dismissal is appropriate. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). The court must
dismiss a complaint or any portion thereof that states a frivolous or malicious claim, that
fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seeks monetary relief
from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B).
Pro se plaintiffs must set forth enough factual allegations to “nudge[] their claims
across the line from conceivable to plausible,” or “their complaint must be dismissed”
for failing to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Bell Atlantic Corp. v.
Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 569-70 (2007); see also Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678
(2009) (“A claim has facial plausibility when the plaintiff pleads factual content that
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allows the court to draw the reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the
misconduct alleged.”). Regardless of whether a plaintiff is represented or is appearing
pro se, the plaintiff’s complaint must allege specific facts sufficient to state a claim. See
Martin v. Sargent, 780 F.2d 1334, 1337 (8th Cir. 1985). However, a pro se plaintiff’s
allegations must be construed liberally. Burke v. North Dakota Dep’t of Corr. &
Rehab., 294 F.3d 1043, 1043-44 (8th Cir. 2002) (citations omitted).
III.

DISCUSSION OF CLAIMS

The court has carefully reviewed the Complaint. As set forth above, Plaintiff’s
allegations are nonsensical. The allegations the court can decipher do not nudge any
claim across the line from conceivable to plausible. Indeed, even with the most liberal
construction possible, Plaintiff’s Complaint does not include “sufficient facts to support
the claims advanced,” and is, at best, frivolous and nonsensical. Stringer v. St. James
R-1 School Dist., 446 F.3d 799, 802 (8th Cir. 2006). Furthermore, given that Plaintiff
has failed to provide any factual or legal basis for any sort of claim, the court finds that
providing Plaintiff with an opportunity to amend his Complaint would be futile.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:
1.
Plaintiff’s Complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief may be
granted, and is dismissed without prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2).
2.
A separate judgment will be entered in accordance with this Memorandum
and Order.

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DATED this 24th day of September, 2013.
BY THE COURT:
s/ John M. Gerrard
United States District Judge

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