Carr v. Baranek et al

Filing 15

ORDER signed by Judge Brett H Ludwig on 5/22/23 denying #14 Motion to Alter Judgment. (cc: all counsel and mailed to pro se party)(jad)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
ROBERT CARR, JR.,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 23-cv-0414-bhl

JASON BARANEK, et al.,
Defendants.
DECISION AND ORDER
Plaintiff Robert Carr, Jr., is representing himself in this 42 U.S.C. §1983 case. On April
25, 2023, the Court dismissed Carr’s claim as time-barred. Dkt. No. 10. On May 2, 2023, the
Court denied his motion for reconsideration. Dkt. No. 13. A couple weeks later, on May 16, 2023,
Carr filed a second motion to alter or amend the judgment. Dkt. No. 14. He argues that, because
the statute of limitations is an affirmative defense, the Court erred when it dismissed his claim at
screening. Dkt. No. 14. But it has long been held that if a plaintiff “pleads facts that show his suit
is time-barred or otherwise without merit, he has pleaded himself out of court.” Tregenza v. Great
American Communications Co., 12 F.3d 717, 718 (7th Cir. 1993).
Based on Carr’s allegations, the Court concluded that his claim accrued, at the latest, on
August 6, 2016. The relevant statute of limitations in Wisconsin is six years, and six years from
that date Carr’s claim accrued is August 6, 2022. Carr filed his complaint on March 30, 2023.
Because Carr filed his complaint more than six years after his claim accrued, the Court correctly
dismissed his claim is time-barred.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Carr’s second motion to alter or amend the
judgment (Dkt. No. 14) is DENIED.
Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 22, 2023.
s/ Brett H. Ludwig
BRETT H. LUDWIG
United States District Judge

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