Ladeairous v. Virginia et al
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MEMORANDUM OPINION. See Opinion for details. Signed by District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr., on 04/15/2015. (ccol, )
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Richmond Division
JOSEPH MICHAEL LADEAIROUS,
Plaintiff,
V.
Civil Action No. 3:13CV673
MICHAEL GOLDSMITH, et al.
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Joseph Michael Ladeairous, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se and informa pauperis,
submitted this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action.' The action is filed. The matter is before the Court for
evaluation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(eX2) and 1915A.
A.
Preliminary Review
Pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act ("PLRA") this Court must dismiss any
action filed by a prisoner if the Court determines the action (1) "is frivolous" or (2) "fails to state
a claim on which relief may be granted." 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2); see 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. The
first standard includes claims based upon "'an indisputably meritless legal theory,'" or claims
where the "'factual contentions are clearly baseless.'" Clay
Yates, 809 F. Supp. 417, 427
(E.D. Va. 1992) (quoting Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 327 (1989)). The second standard is
the familiar standard for a motion to dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6).
' The statute provides, in pertinent part;
Every person who, under color of any statute ... of any State ... subjects, or
causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the
jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities
secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an
action at law....
42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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