ROBINSON v. DEVELOPMENT DIRECTIONS, LLC.

Filing 6

OPINION. Signed by Judge Stanley R. Chesler on 4/10/2015. (nr, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
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SANDRA ROBINSON,
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Plaintiff, :
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v.
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DEVELOPMENTAL DIRECTIONS et al., :
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Defendants. :
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Civil Action No. 15-1839 (SRC)

OPINION

CHESLER, District Judge
This matter comes before the Court on the application filed by Plaintiff Sandra Robinson
to proceed in forma pauperis without fees under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. The Court has already
determined that Plaintiff qualifies for in forma pauperis status. The Court now examines
Plaintiff’s Complaint, and may dismiss it if legally insufficient. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). Here,
Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a county housing authority decision to terminate her Section 8
housing assistance. The relevant regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 982.552, allows a housing authority to
terminate Section 8 housing assistance under certain circumstances. It does not, however, give
Plaintiff any private right of action against the housing authority, nor right to judicial review.
See also Rodgers v. Garland Hous. Agency, 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12777, *8-*10 (N.D. Tex.
Aug. 21, 2001) (no right to judicial review or private right of action for Section 8 assistance
termination). As such, Plaintiff has failed to state a basis for federal subject matter jurisdiction,
and she has failed to state a facially plausible claim for relief. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, the
Complaint will be dismissed with prejudice for failure to state a valid claim for relief.
s/Stanley R. Chesler
STANLEY R. CHESLER, U.S.D.J.
Dated: April 10, 2015