Beesla v. Port of Seattle Police

Filing 10

DISMISSAL ORDER. Because Plaintiff has failed to state a claim upon which reliefmay be granted, the Court ORDERS the amended complaint be DISMISSED without prejudice. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (SB) (cc: Plaintiff via USPS)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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MANJINDER SINGH BEESLA,
Plaintiff,

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CASE NO. C21-1155 MJP
DISMISSAL ORDER

v.
PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE,
Defendant.

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This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s proposed amended complaint. (Dkt. No. 8.)

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The Court again declines to issue summons under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) and DISMISSES

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the amended complaint without prejudice.

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Plaintiff commenced this proceeding by motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (Dkt. No.

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1.) The Court granted the motion, (Dkt. No. 4), but declined to issue summons and dismissed the

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complaint because Plaintiff failed to state a cause of action, (Dkt. No. 7), which the Court is

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required to do under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). The Court granted Plaintiff leave to file an

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amended complaint within 30 days. Plaintiff timely filed a proposed amended complaint.

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To state a claim for relief, a complaint must contain a short and plain statement of the

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grounds for the court’s jurisdiction, a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the

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claimant is entitled to relief, and a demand for the relief sought. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a). The

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factual allegations of a complaint must be “enough to raise a right to relief above the speculative

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level.” Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007). In addition, the factual

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allegations of a complaint must state a claim for relief that is plausible on its face. Ashcroft v.

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Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009). A claim is plausible on its face “when the plaintiff pleads

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factual content that allows the court to draw the reasonable inference that the defendant is liable

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for the misconduct alleged.” Id.

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Unfortunately, the amended complaint must also be dismissed for failure to state a cause

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of action. It is still not clear what wrong Plaintiff is alleging or what claims he may have. He is

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attempting to sue the Port of Seattle Police but has not identified what they have done to harm

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him or violate his rights. It may be that he has been denied public benefits, possibly because of a

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2015 incident. (See Dkt. No. 8 ¶¶ 3–4.) However, he also mentions international travel from

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Canada, so it is possible he has a concern relating to treatment by border officers, rather than

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local law enforcement. In any case, it is difficult to discern any claim against the Port of Seattle

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Police that could arise from the few facts he has alleged, so the Court is left to speculate as to

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what cause of action, if any, Plaintiff may have. Plaintiff might consider seeking legal counsel

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or advice from the King County Bar Association’s attorney referral line (206-267-7010) or the

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Northwest Justice Project via https://nwjustice.org/get-legal-help or

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www.washingtonlawhelp.org. Because Plaintiff has failed to state a claim upon which relief

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may be granted, the Court ORDERS the amended complaint be DISMISSED without prejudice.

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The clerk is ordered to provide copies of this order to all counsel or parties.

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Dated November 15, 2021.

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Marsha J. Pechman
United States Senior District Judge

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