Prasad v. Sgt. Cowan et al

Filing 16

MEMORANDUM OPINION. SEE OPINION FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. Signed by District Judge M. Hannah Lauck on 11/28/2017. Copy mailed to Plaintiff as directed.(ccol, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Richmond Division
SUNDARI K. PRASAD,
Plaintiff,

v.

Civil Action No. 3: 17CV152

SGT. COWAN, et al.,
Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION
Plaintiff, a federal inmate proceeding prose 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). Courts must
liberally construe prose civil rights complaints in order to address constitutional deprivations.

Gordon v. Leeke, 574 F.2d 1147, 1151 (4th Cir. 1978). Nevertheless, "[p]rinciples requiring
generous construction of pro se complaints are not ... without limits." Beaudett v. City of

Hampton, 775 F.2d 1274, 1278 (4th Cir. 1985). In her current Complaint, Plaintiff does not
identify the particular constitutional right that was violated by the defendants' conduct. In
addition, Plaintiffs current allegations also fail to provide each defendant with fair notice of the
facts and legal basis upon which his or her liability rests. See Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550
U.S. 544, 555 (2007) (quoting Conleyv. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41, 47 (1957)).
Accordingly, by Memorandum Order entered on September 19, 2017, 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. By Memorandum Order entered on October 12, 2017, the
Court denied a motion filed by Plaintiff and warned her that she must file a particularized
complaint within eleven (11) days of the date of entry thereof or else the action would be
dismissed.
More than eleven (11) days have elapsed since the entry of the October 12, 2017
Memorandum Order. Plaintiff failed to submit a particularized complaint or otherwise respond
to the October 12, 2017 Memorandum Order. Accordingly, the action will be DISMISSED

WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
An appropriate Order will accompany this Memorandum Opinion.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Richmond Division
SUNDARI K. PRASAD,

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Plaintiff,

v.

Civil Action No. 3:17CV152

SGT. COWAN, et al,
Defendants.

ORDER
In accordance with the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, it is hereby ORDERED
that the action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
Should Plaintiff desire to appeal, a written notice of appeal must be filed with the Clerk
of the Court within thirty (30) days of the date of entry hereof. Failure to file a notice of appeal
within that period may result in the loss of the ability to appeal.
The Clerk is DIRECTED to send a copy of the Memorandum Opinion and Order to
Plaintiff.
And it is so ORDERED.

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