Dancingbuck v. Haney et al, No. 3:2017cv00660 - Document 17 (E.D. Va. 2018)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. SEE OPINION for complete details. Signed by District Judge Robert E. Payne on 06/05/2018. Copy mailed to Plaintiff as directed.(ccol, )
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Dancingbuck v. Haney et al Doc. 17 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division PUNALERO DANCINGBUCK, Plaintiff, V. Civil Action No. 3:17CV660 WILLIAM R. HANEY, ^ al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Punalero Dancingbuck, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se and ^ forma pauperis, filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. order to state a viable claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, In 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). In his fifty-six-page Complaint, Dancingbuck names countless defendants who appear to have been involved in his state criminal proceedings or in some alleged conspiracy. Dancingbuck's current rambling allegations 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 Conley V. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41, 47 (1957)). Accordingly, by Memorandum Order entered on April 30, 2018, the Court directed Dancingbuck Dockets.Justia.com
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