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Parties Involved:
Frederick Barton
Plaintiff
Pulaski County Circuit Court
Defendant
Pulaski County, Arkansas
Defendant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

WESTERN DIVISION

FREDERICK BARTON PLAINTIFF

VS. 4:15CV00583-BRW

 

PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

and PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS DEFENDANTS

ORDER

A district court has the authority to dismiss a case sua sponte for failure to state a claim.1

Because Plaintiff’s complaint is nonsensical and states no cause of action against Defendants for

which relief may be granted, this case is DISMISSED.2

 Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in

forma pauperis (Doc. No. 1) is DENIED as MOOT.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 18th day of September, 2015.

/s/ Billy Roy Wilson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

1

See Smith v. Boyd, 945 F.2d 1041 (8th Cir. 1991).

2

See Barton v. State of Arkansas, et al., No. 4:15CV00110-SWW (E.D. Ark. 2015), Doc.

No. 12.

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