Meyers v. Governor Ralph Northam, No. 7:2018cv00473 - Document 2 (W.D. Va. 2018)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Chief Judge Michael F. Urbanski on 11/02/2018. (aab)
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CLERK': OFFICE U.S.DIST.COURT AT m OG ,VA FILED IN THE UNITED STATESDISTRICT COURT FOR THE W ESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA R O AN O K E DIV ISIO N d2k 22 2212 J RX c, ' .. P DAW D M EYERS, K CivilAction No.7:18-cv-0047j Plaintiff, ' V. M E M O M N D U M O PIN IO N G O VE RN O R R ALPH N O R TH A M , D efendant. By:M ichaelF.U rbanski ChiefU nited States D istrictJudge D avid M eyers,a V irginia inm ate proceeding pro K ,comm enced thiscivilaction asa . tlpetition forwritofmandnmus.''PlaintiffnnmesasdefendanttheGovernorofVirginia.Plaintiff demandsthattheGovemorofVirginiaorderRed Onion StatePrison(1GROSP'')stafftocease theiralleged illegalacts,ordertheVirginia State Policeto investigateROSP staff,and inquire whystatejudicialofficialsdonotprosecuteROSP staff. Thepetition isdism issedasfrivolousbecausethecourtcnnnotgrantthem andnm usrelief Plaintiffseeks. Seeee.c.,Neitzkev.W illinms,490U.S.319,328(1989),Thecourtlacks judsdictiontograntmandnmusreliefagainststateoftkialsorstateagencies.See28U.S.C. j 1361;see.e.g.,Gurleyv.SuperiorCt.ofM ecklenbur:Ctv.,411F.2d586,587(4th Cir.1969). The courtalso doesnothavetheauthority to investigate alleged cdminalactivity. See.e.R.,Jett v.Castaneda,578F.2d842,845(9th Cir.1978)(recognizingtheinvestigationofcrimeis primarily anexecutivefunction). M oreover,thecourtdeclinesto construethepetition asacivilrightsaction under42 Meyers v. Governor Ralph Northam U.S.C.j 1983,asitfailsto stateacognizablefederalclaim againsttheGovemor.Tostatea Doc. 2 claim forreliefunderj 1983,aplaintiffmustallegefactsindicatingthathehasbeendepdvedof rights guaranteed by the Constim tion orlaw softhe United Statesand thatthisdepriyation resulted from conductcom m itted by a person acting undercolorof law . W estv.Atkins,487 U .S. Dockets.Justia.com 42 (1988).MeyershasallegednofactsagainstorconductcommittedbytheGovernorand,thus, hisallegationsfailtostateacognizablej1983claim againsthim. Fortheforegoing reasons,the action isdismissed asfrivolousptlrsuantto 28U .S.C. j 1915A(b)(1). 1.''I ..... ENTER:This? dayofxovember,2018. '. ' */ ' ' ,rZm. .M - C e - +- edSVVSbistrid Judge
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