Opinion
CASE NO. 1:14cv1559
08-12-2014
KING ANTWAN DERRICK WILSON ALI BEY, PLAINTIFF, v. JOSEPH RUSSO, Judge, et al, DEFENDANTS.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
On July 15, 2014, 2012, pro se plaintiff "King Antwan Derrick Wilson Ali Bey" filed this action against defendants, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Court Judge Joseph Russo and Clerk of Court Andrea Rocco. The complaint consists entirely of confusing legal rhetoric, but appears to assert generally that defendants do not possess legitimate authority.
Principles requiring generous construction of pro se pleadings are not without limits. Beaudett v. City of Hampton, 775 F.2d 1274, 1277 (4th Cir. 1985). Given the most liberal construction, the complaint does not contain allegations suggesting plaintiff might have a valid federal claim, or that there is a plausible basis for this Court's jurisdiction. This case is, therefore, appropriately subject to summary dismissal. Apple v. Glenn, 183 F.3d 477, 479 (6th Cir. 1999); see Hagans v. Lavine, 415 U.S. 528, 536-37, 94 S. Ct. 1372, 39 L. Ed. 2d 577 (1974) (citing numerous United States Supreme Court cases for the proposition that attenuated or unsubstantial claims divest the district court of jurisdiction); see also In re Bendectin Litig., 857 F.2d 290, 300 (6th Cir. 1988) (recognizing that federal question jurisdiction is divested by unsubstantial claims).
Accordingly, this action is dismissed.
IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: August 12, 2014
/s/_________
HONORABLE SARA LIOI
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE