UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

Case No.: 22-cv-23012-GAYLES

TASH JERNAZIAN,

Plaintiff,

v. 

MIAMI INTERNATIONAL

AIRPORT,

Defendant,

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ORDER DISMISSING CASE

THIS CAUSE comes before the Court on a sua sponte review of the record. Plaintiff,

TASH JERNAZIAN, appearing pro se, filed this action on September 20, 2022. [ECF No. 1].

Plaintiff also filed a Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis the same day [ECF No. 4]. 

Because Plaintiff has moved to proceed in forma pauperis, the screening provisions of the Prison 

Litigation Reform Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e), are applicable. Pursuant to that statute, the court is 

permitted to dismiss a suit “any time [] the court determines that . . . (B) the action or appeal (i) is 

frivolous or malicious; (ii) fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted; or (iii) seeks 

monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief.” Id. § 1915(e)(2). 

The standards governing dismissals for failure to state a claim under § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) 

are the same as those governing dismissals under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Alba 

v. Montford, 517 F.3d 1249, 1252 (11th Cir. 2008). To state a claim for relief, a pleading must 

contain “(1) a short and plain statement of the grounds for the court’s jurisdiction . . . ; (2) a short 

and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief; and (3) a demand 

for the relief sought.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 8. To survive a motion to dismiss, a claim “must contain

sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to ‘state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.’” 

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Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009) (quoting Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 

570 (2007)). “[T]he pleadings are construed broadly,” Levine v. World Fin. Network Nat’l Bank, 

437 F.3d 1118, 1120 (11th Cir. 2006), and the allegations in the complaint are viewed in the light 

most favorable to the plaintiff, Hawthorne v. Mac Adjustment, Inc., 140 F.3d 1367, 1370 (11th Cir.

1998). At bottom, the question is not whether the claimant “will ultimately prevail . . . but whether 

his complaint [is] sufficient to cross the federal court’s threshold.” Skinner v. Switzer, 562 U.S. 

521, 530 (2011).

In his Complaint, Plaintiff attempts to assert a claim against Defendant for “caus[ing]

them domestic violence” in relation to mask mandates. [ECF No. 1]. Plaintiff’s Complaint 

contains little detail about any wrongdoing. As a result, it is impossible to tell what, if anything, 

Defendant did to harm Plaintiff. Moreover, it is unclear whether this Court has jurisdiction 

over Plaintiff’s claims. As a result, Plaintiff fails to satisfy the pleading requirements of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 8. Therefore, this action must be dismissed without prejudice for failure to state a claim and for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. 

Accordingly, it is

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that this action is DISMISSED without prejudice and

CLOSED for administrative purposes. All pending motions are DENIED as MOOT.

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, this 4th day of October, 2022.

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DARRIN P. GAYLES

` UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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