Hackbart, Chris et al v. America's Wholesale Lender et al

Filing 8

ORDER dismissing this case with prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 10/10/2012. (jef),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CHRIS JERRY HACKBART,
FAYE A. HACKBART and
RUSSELL JAY GOULD,
ORDER
Plaintiffs,
12-cv-515-slc
v.
AMERICA’S WHOLESALE LENDER,
BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. and
COLUMBIA COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT,
Defendants.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CHRIS JERRY HACKBART,
FAYE A. HACKBART and
RUSSELL JAY GOULD,
Plaintiffs,
12-cv-568-slc1
v.
ASSOCIATED BANK,
COLUMBIA COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT,
JOHN A. CRAVENS, LAURA KOTTKE and
MALLERY ZIMMERMAN S.C.,
Defendants.

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I am exercising jurisdiction over case nos. 12-515 and 12-568 for the purpose of this

order.

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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CHRIS JERRY HACKBART,
FAYE A. HACKBART and
RUSSELL JAY GOULD,
Plaintiffs,
12-cv-687-bbc
v.
AMERICA’S WHOLESALE LENDER,
BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. and
COLUMBIA COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT,
Defendants.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Plaintiffs Chris Hackbart, Faye Hackbart and Russell Gould filed these lawsuits and
paid the requisite $350 filing fees. Although plaintiffs appear to be complaining about
defendants’ efforts to foreclose a mortgage on the Hackbarts’ property, I cannot tell from
their complaints whether there is any basis for their complaints. Plaintiffs do not allege any
comprehensible facts or state any cognizable claims under federal or state law.
A district court must dismiss a complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction if the
claims stated are “so insubstantial, implausible, foreclosed by prior decisions of [the United
States Supreme Court], or otherwise completely devoid of merit as not to involve a federal
controversy.”

Steel Company v. Citizens for a Better Environment, 523 U.S. 83, 89

(1998)(citing Oneida Indian Nation of N.Y. v. County of Oneida, 414 U.S. 661, 666
(1974)). Because plaintiffs’ complaints are unintelligible, I conclude that these cases should
be dismissed on the court’s own motion for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

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ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that the above-captioned cases are DISMISSED with prejudice for
lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Entered this 10th day of October, 2012.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
BARBARA B. CRABB
District Judge

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