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_________ P E R C UR I AM S teve n P au l Flem ing , p roc ee d ing p ro se , ap p ea ls from the D istri ct C o u rt ’s di s m i s s al of hi s amended compl ai nt . Forthe r eas ons thatfol l ow , w e w i l l di s m i s s the2

ap p ea l pu rsua n t t o 2 8 U . S . C . § 1 9 1 5 (e)(2)(B ). F lem in g f

iled a c o m p lain t in th e U n ited S tate s D istric t C o u rt f o r th e M id d le D i s t r i ctof Penns y l vani a on A pr i l 14, 2009. T he D i s t r i ctC our tcons t rued i tas s eeki ng reli ef u n d er 4 2 U . S . C . § 1 9 8 3 an d issue d an o rde r ex p lai n ing the d ef ec ts i n F lem ing ’s compl ai nt , s et t i ng outt he i nform at i on r equi r ed t o s t at e a c l ai m under§ 1983, and or der i ng Fl emi ng t o amend hi s compl ai ntt o compl yw i t h t hos e r equi r ement s . Fl emi ng fi l ed an a m e n d e d c o m p lain t, th e su b sta n c e o f w h ich is d e sc rib e d in g re a t d e tail in th e M a g istra te J udge’ s R epor t& R ecomm endat i on. T he amended compl ai ntnamed L acka w anna C ount yC our t hous e and Lacka w anna Count yas the def endant s . A s the M agi s t r at e J udge e x p lain e d , F lem in g f

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F lem in g ’s c o m p lain t d o e s n o t in d ica te w h a t sp e c if ic w r ongs he s eeks t o r emedyorw ho comm i t t ed them. A ddi t i onal l y , the M agi s t r at e J udge r ecomm ended thatFl emi ng notbe perm i t t ed t o amend hi s compl ai ntfora s econd t i m e, as i tappea r ed thatanys uch amendm entw oul d be fut i l e. B yor derent er ed J une 9, 2009, t he D i s t r i ctC our tadopt ed the M agi s t r at e J udge’ s R epor t& R ecomm endat i on and di s m i s s ed the a cti o n p u rsua n t t o 2 8 U . S . C . § 1 9 1 5 (e). W e hav e j uri sdi ct i on ov er this app eal pu rs uan tt o 2 8 U . S . C . § 1 29 1. B ecause Ap p e l l a n th a s b e e n g r a n t e d i n f o r ma p a u p e r i s s t a tu s p u r s u a n tt o 2 8 U. S . C. § 1 9 1 5 , we r e v i e w th i s a p p e a l f

o rp o s s i b l e d i s mi s s a l p u r s u a n tt o 2 8 U. S . C. § 1 9 1 5 ( e ) ( 2 ) ( B) . An a p p e a l m u s t b e d is m is s e d u n d e r § 1 9 1 5 (e )( 2 )( B ) i f it h a s n o a rg u a b le b a s is in f a c t o r l a w .3

See N ei t zke v. W i l l i ams, 490 U . S. 319, 325 ( 1989) . Foral l of the r eas ons gi ven bythe M agi s t r at e J udge, w e agr ee thatFl emi ng fai l ed t o s t at e a c l ai m upon w hi ch r el i ef c oul d be gr ant ed and, acc or di ngl y , concl ude thatthi s appea l m us tbe di s m i s s ed pur s uantt o 28 U .S .C . § 1 9 1 5 (e )( 2 )( B ).