Bellamy, Jr v. Wright et al, No. 3:2018cv00413 - Document 44 (E.D. Va. 2020)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Henry E. Hudson on 01/15/2020. Copy mailed to Plaintiff. (walk, )
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Bellamy, Jr v. Wright et al Doc. 44 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division Li E, JAMES E. BELLAMY, JR., CLERK, U.S. UlSTfllCT CoOflT RICHMONf) VA ^ ' Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 3:18CV413-HEH V. K.L. WRIGHT, et ai. Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION (Dismissing With Prejudice 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Action) James E. Bellamy, Jr., a Virginia inmate proceedingpro se and informa pauperis, filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. The matter is proceeding on Bellamy's Particularized Complaint (ECF Nos. 11-1, 11-2). The matter is before the Court for evaluation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2) and 1915A and the Motion to Dismiss filed by K.L. Wright and Javier A. Quinones. For the reasons set forth below, the action will be dismissed as legally frivolous and malicious. I. PRELIMINARY REVIEW Pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act ("PLRA") this Court must dismiss any action filed by a prisoner if the Court determines the action (1) "is frivolous or malicious" or (2) "fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted." 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(i) & (ii); see also 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. The frivolous standard includes claims premised upon "indisputably meritless legal theory," or claims where the "factual contentions are clearly baseless." Clayv. Yates, 809 F. Supp. 417, 427 (E.D. Va. 1992) (quoting iVetefe v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 327 (1989)). The second standard is Dockets.Justia.com
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