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Timestamp: 2019-04-19 15:25:35+00:00

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Plaintiff filed her pro se Complaint on April 4, 2018 (Filing No. 1) and was given leave to proceed in forma pauperis on April 18, 2018 (Filing No. 6). The court now conducts an initial review of the Complaint to determine whether summary dismissal is appropriate under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2).
Plaintiff alleges that Defendant, who is identified simply as a “cop, ” removed Plaintiff's children from her home without benefit of a court order or warrant on March 7, 2014. Plaintiff claims Defendant violated her constitutional rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments and she brings suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to recover damages for emotional distress.
Pro se plaintiffs must set forth enough factual allegations to “nudge[ ] their claims across the line from conceivable to plausible, ” or “their complaint must be dismissed.” Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 569-70 (2007); see also Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009) (“A claim has facial plausibility when the plaintiff pleads factual content that allows the court to draw the reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged.”).
To state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a plaintiff must allege a violation of rights protected by the United States Constitution or created by federal statute and also must show that the alleged deprivation was caused by conduct of a person acting under color of state law. West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42, 48 (1988); Buckley v. Barlow, 997 F.2d 494, 495 (8th Cir. 1993).
The Nebraska statute of limitations for personal injury actions, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-207, applies in this case, see Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261, 279 (1985), and provides a 4-year limitations period for bringing suit. Because Plaintiff's claim accrued on March 7, 2014, when her children allegedly were removed from her home, she was required to file suit no later than March 7, 2018. Plaintiff did not file suit until nearly one month later, on April 4, 2018. This action is therefore time-barred and will be dismissed on initial review.
Plaintiff's Complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted because the claim alleged is barred by the applicable statute of limitations. Plaintiff will not be allowed to file an amended complaint because the court has concluded that to do so would be futile.

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