Ba v. Ridenhour et al

Filing 14

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS- It is hereby ORDERED that the Court ADOPTS as its own the magistrate judge's findings of fact and recommendation; and it is further ORDERED that plaintiff's complaint is DISMISSED forfailure to st ate a claim, without prejudice to plaintiffs right to file an amended complaint that states a viable cause of action against specifically named defendants' by 5:00 p.m., Thursday, October 27, 2016. Signed by District Judge T. S. Ellis, III on 9/27/2016. (dest, ) (copy mailed as directed in the Order)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division

ARNAUD BA,
Plaintiff,

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V.
ZACHARY RIDENHOUR, et al.,
Defendants.

Civil Action No. I:15cvl669

ORDER

On September 9, 2016, the magistrate judge assigned to this matter filed a Report and
Recommendation (i) concluding that the pro se plaintiffs one-page complaint failed to include

allegations sufficient to state a valid claim against any named defendant, and (ii) reconunending
that the complaint be dismissed without prejudice to plaintiffs right to file an amended

complaint that states a valid cause of action within thirty days.
Based upon an independent de novo review of the record, and no objections having been
filed to the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation,
It is hereby ORDERED that the Court ADOPTS as its own the magistrate judge's

fmdings of fact and recommendation, as set forth in the September 9, 2016 Report and
Recommendation.

Accordingly, it is further ORDERED that plaintiffs complaint is DISMISSED for
failure to state a claim, without prejudice to plaintiffs right to file an amended complaint that

states a viable cause of action against specifically named defendants' by 5:00 p.m., Thursday,
October 27, 2016. Should plaintiff fail to file an amended complaint that complies with this

' Plaintiff named three defendants in his original complaint: Zachary Ridenhour, "Chris," and
"Ches." Any individual defendants named in plaintiffs amended complaint, should he choose to
file one, must be specifically identified by first and last name.
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Order by 5:00 p.m., Thursday, October 27,2016, afurther order will issue placing this dismissed
matter among the ended causes.

TTic Clerk is directed to send a copy ofthis Older to the pro se plaintiff and to the
defendants at the addresses identified in the file.

Alexandria, VA
September 27,2016

T.S. EUis, HI

United States Dist :tJudge