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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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The recommendation for dismissal with prejudice is warranted to deter this pro se plaintiff’s 1

abusive pattern of filing frivolous lawsuits against governmental entities and officers. See, e.g.,

Floyd v. Dothan City Police, 1:05cv-0851-F, for which a similar recommendation is entered

herewith, and Floyd v. Special Agent Conner, 1:05-cv-0089-F.

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B)(i) and (ii), the court “shall dismiss the case” by a 2

plaintiff proceeding in forma pauperis “at any time if [it] determines that the action.... (i ) is frivolous

or malicious, or (ii) fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted.” At any stage of the

proceedings, a case is frivolous for the purpose of § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i) when it appears that the

plaintiff “has little or no chance of success.” See Denton v. Hernandez, 504 U.S. 25, 32-33 (1992);

Carroll v. Gross, 984 F.2d 392, 393 (11 Cir. 1993). A district court may conclude that a case has th

little or no chance of success and dismiss the complaint before service of process when it determines

from the face of the complaint that the factual allegations are “clearly baseless,” that the legal

theories are “indisputably meritless,” or that plaintiff “seeks monetary relief against a defendant who

is immune from such relief.” Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 327 (1989); Denton, id. A

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

DARRELL DAN FLOYD, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) 1:05-CV-00848-WKW

) [wo]

CITY OF DOTHAN, ALABAMA, )

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Defendant. )

ORDER

On January 4, 2006, the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation (doc. #10) in this case to

which no timely objections have been filed. Upon an independent review of the file in this case and

upon consideration of the Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge which is hereby ADOPTED,

it is 

ORDERED that this action is dismissed with prejudice for lack of prosecution and pursuant 1

to 28 U.S.C.§ 1915(e)(2)(B)(i) and (ii).”2

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complaint may be dismissed under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) for failure to state a claim upon

which relief may be granted “only if it is clear that no relief could be granted under any set of facts

that could be proved.” Hishon v. King & Spalding, 467 U.S. 69, 73 (1984).

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Done this 27 day of February, 2006. th

 /s/ W. Keith Watkins 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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