Glenn v. State of Oregon et al
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Order: Plaintiff fails to state claim and amendment would be futile. This action is DISMISSED. Signed on 10/17/2017 by Judge Ann L. Aiken. (copy mailed to plaintiff) (jw)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF OREGON
MELREE LAREA GLENN,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 3: 17-cv-01377-AA
ORDER
V.
STATE OF OREGON; SO FRESH
PDX/FREEDOM STREET, INC.;
SHANTI MARTIN,
Defendants.
AIKEN, District Judge:
Plaintiff, an inmate at Multnomah County Inverness Jail, filed this action pursuant to 42
U.S.C. § 1983 and applied to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff did not provide a completed
application or a certified copy of his jail trust account as required by the Prison Litigation
Reform Act. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). However, the court takes judicial notice of the application
and certified copy plaintiff provided in Case No. 3:17-cv-01345-AA. Review of those documents
reveals that plaintiff is unable to afford the fees of this action.
Pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act, a prisoner proceeding in forma pauperis is
required to pay the full filing fee of$350 when funds exist. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(l). Plaintiff has
authorized the agency having custody of him to collect the filing fee from his prison trust
account when funds exist. Plaintiff has been without sufficient funds for the six months
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immediately preceding the filing of his complaint and the court will not assess an initial partial
filing fee. However, plaintiffs Complaint is deficient and must be dismissed.
In federal court, dismissal of a pro se complaint for failure to state a claim "is proper only
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if it is clear that the plaintiff cannot prove any set of facts in support of the claim that would
entitle him to relief." Watison v. Carter, 668 F.3d 1108, 1112 (9th Cir. 2012). The court must
construe pro se pleadings liberally and afford the plaintiff "the benefit of any doubt." Hebbe v.
Pliler, 627 F.3d 338, 342 (9th Cir. 2010). "Unless it is absolutely clear that no amendment can
cure" defects in the complaint, "a pro se litigant is entitled to notice of the complaint's
deficiencies and an opportunity to amend prior to dismissal of the action." Lucas v. Dep 't of
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Corr., 66 F.3d 245, 248 (9th Cir. 1995) (per curiam).
Plaintiff purports to file suit against alleged theft victims seeking restitution. To state a
civil rights claim under § 1983, plaintiff must allege that 1) a person acting under color of law 2)
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deprived him of a federal constitutional right. 42 U.S.C. § 1983; Stein v. Ryan, 662 F.3d 1114,
1118 (9th Cir. 2011 ). The victims are private individuals and not subject to suit under § 1983.
Further, these claims are essentially the same claims plaintiff asserted in two other cases, Nos.
3:17-cv-01345-AA and 3:17-cv-01346-AA, and I find them frivolous.
CONCLUSION
Plaintiff fails to state claim and amendment would be futile. This action is DISMISSED.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED this _ilnay of October, 2017.
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Ann Aiken
United States District Judge
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