Harteis v. Christopher, No. 9:2018cv00091 - Document 4 (D. Mont. 2018)

Court Description: ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 3 . Motion 1 DENIED and case DISMISSED. Signed by Judge Dana L. Christensen on 7/12/2018. Mailed to Harteis (TAG)

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Harteis v. Christopher Doc. 4 FILED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA MISSOULA DIVISION !JUL 12 2018 Clerk U Di~tr;C, 0,~ Courts Mtssou18 .ori~ana 0IVISton JACOB HARTEIS, CV 18-91-M-DLC-JCL Plaintiff, vs. ORDER DEBRA KIM CHRISTOPHER, Defendant. United States Magistrate Judge Jeremiah C. Lynch entered his Findings and Recommendation on May 30, 2018, recommending that Plaintiff Jacob Harteis' ("Harteis") Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis be denied and this action dismissed. (Doc. 3 at 2.) Judge Lynch found, and this Court agrees, that Harteis' allegations are entirely frivolous and merit the exercise of the Court's discretion to deny Harteis the opportunity to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. ยง 1915(a). Because Judge Lynch recommended denial ofHarteis' Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis, Harteis is not afforded the opportunity to object. Minetti v. Port ofSeattle, 152 F.3d 1113, 1114 (9th Cir. 1998). Accordingly, -1- Dockets.Justia.com IT IS ORDERED that Judge Lynch's Findings and Recommendation (Doc. 3) are ADOPTED IN FULL. Harteis' Motion (Doc. 1) is DENIED and this case is DISMISSED. DATED this l 2 ~day of July, 2018. Dana L. Christensen, Chief Judge United States District Court -2-

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