Maples v. Warren County Jail, No. 4:2014cv00067 - Document 18 (E.D. Tenn. 2017)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION.This lawsuit is DISMISSED for failure to state a claim.Signed by District Judge Harry S Mattice, Jr on 6/1/2017. (SAC, )Memorandum mailed to Maples.
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Maples v. Warren County Jail Doc. 18 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE AT WINCHESTER CLENTON JEROME MAPLES, Plaintiff, v. WARREN COUNTY JAIL, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No.: 4:14-CV-67-HSM-CHS MEMORANDUM OPINION This pro se prisoner’s civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 was filed in the Middle District and thereafter was transferred to this Court [Docs. 1, 10]. On March 31, 2017, the Court entered an order, screening the complaint to determine whether, inter alia, the pleading failed to state a claim which would entitle Plaintiff to relief under § 1983 [Doc. 16]. The Court found that the complaint, as pled, failed to state a claim but that it might state a claim if Plaintiff amended certain allegations therein [Id.]. Thus, the Court allowed Plaintiff 30 days from that date to amend those allegations [Id.]. More than 30 days have passed, and Plaintiff has failed to amend his complaint or otherwise respond to the Court’s order. Therefore, this lawsuit will be DISMISSED for failure to state a claim. 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(2). AN APPROPRIATE JUDGMENT ORDER WILL ENTER. /s/ Harry S. Mattice, Jr._______ HARRY S. MATTICE, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Dockets.Justia.com
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