Gladney v. Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee et al

Filing 4

ORDER DISMISSING CASE signed by Judge Rudolph T. Randa on 1/20/2016. 2 Gladney's MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis GRANTED. Case DISMISSED for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. (cc: all counsel, via mail to Beverly Gladney)(cb)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
BEVERLY ANN GLADNEY,
Plaintiff,
-vs-

Case Nos. 15-C-1447, 15-C-1477, 15-C-1478,
15-C-1503, 15-C-1504, 15-C-1505

CITY OF MILWAUKEE HOUSING
AUTHORITY, et al.,
Defendants
DECISION AND ORDER
In six separate actions, Beverly Ann Gladney seeks relief for injuries
related to carbon monoxide poisoning. Gladney sues, for example, the City
of Milwaukee Housing Authority for failing to fix a gas leak in her
apartment, a doctor who consulted on her application for social security
disability benefits, and various other doctors and nurses she interacted
with when seeking treatment.
Gladney requests leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Gladney’s
financial affidavits demonstrate that she is unable to pay the filing fee to
commence these cases. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). However, Gladney’s only
conceivable avenue for relief is under state law, not federal law. Therefore,
none of these cases can proceed due to the absence of subject matter

jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. § 1331.
Gladney’s motions for leave to proceed in forma pauperis [ECF No.
2] are GRANTED, but all of the above-captioned cases are DISMISSED
for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this 20th day of January, 2016.
SO ORDERED:
__________________________
HON. RUDOLPH T. RANDA
U.S. District Judge

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