Hall v. May et al

Filing 10

MEMORANDUM OPINION. See for complete details. It is so ORDERED. Signed by District Judge Robert E. Payne on 05/26/2017. (mailed copy to pro se Plaintiff) (nbrow)

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

MAY 2 6 20l7
LAWRENCE HALL,
CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
RICHMOND. VA

Plaintiff,

v.

Civil Action No.

3:16CV960

T. MAY, et al. ,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION

Lawrence Hall,

a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se and in

forma pauperis, filed this 42 U.S.C.

§

state a viable claim under 42 U.S. C.

1983 action.
§

1983,

In order to

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.

Poverty in Roanoke Valley,

145

(citing 42 U.S.C.

In his current Complaint, Hall does

not

identify

§

the

1983).

particular

violated by the defendants'
indicate

whether

he

was

F. 3d 653,

Total Action Against

constitutional

conduct.
a

658

(4th Cir.

right

1998)

that

was

Plaintiff also failed to

convicted

felon

or

a

Accordingly, by Memorandum Order entered on April 26,

detainee.
2017,

the

Court directed Hall to submit a particularized complaint within
fourteen
warned

( 14)
Hall

days
that

of
the

the date of entry thereof.
failure

to

submit

the

The

Court

particularized

complaint would result in the dismissal of the action.

More than fourteen
of the April 26,

(14)

days have elapsed since the entry

2017 Memorandum Order.

Hall failed to submit

a particularized complaint or otherwise responded to the April
26 ,

2O1 7

Memorandum

Order.

Accordingly,

the

action

will

be

dismissed without prejudice.
The

Clerk is

directed to send a

copy of

this Memorandum

Opinion to Hall.
It is so ORDERED.

/s/

n~ 241Zr;11

Date:
Richmond, ~rginia

Robert E. Payne
Senior United States District Judge

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