Taylor v. Riverside Regional Jail et al

Filing 7

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Henry E. Hudson on 10/2/2015. (sbea, )

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Richmond Division

OCT-S 2015
CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
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RICHLiOMn^ VA

JOHN O. TAYLOR,
Plaintiff,
Civil Action No. 3:14CV692-HEH

V.

RIVERSIDE REGIONAL JAIL, et aL,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION

(Dismissing Action Without Prejudice)

Plaintiff, a former Virginia inmate proceeding pro se and informa pauperis, filed
this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. In order to state a viable claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a
plaintiff must allege that a person acting under color of state law deprived him or her of a

constitutional right or of a right conferred by a law of the United States. See Dowe v.
Total Action Against Poverty in Roanoke Valley, 145 F.3d 653, 658 (4th Cir. 1998)
(citing 42 U.S.C. § 1983). In his current Complaint, Plaintiffs rambling allegations fail

to provide each defendant with fair notice of the facts and legal basis upon which his or
her liability rests. Accordingly, by Memorandum Order entered on September 10, 2015,

the Court directed Plaintiff to submit a particularized complaint within fourteen (14) days
of the date of entry thereof The Court warned Plaintiff that the failure to submit the
particularized complaint would result in the dismissal of the action.

More than fourteen (14) days have elapsed since the entry of the September 10,
2015 Memorandum Order. Plaintiff failed to submit a particularized complaint or

otherwise respond to the September 10, 2015 Memorandum Order. Accordingly, the
action will be dismissed without prejudice.

An appropriate order will accompany this Memorandum Opinion.

/s/
HENRY E. HUDSON

Date:^c/
Richmond, Virginia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE