Opinion
Civil Action 24-CV-0914
05-14-2024
LLOYD FRANCIS, Plaintiff, v. AMBER TIFFANY SMITH, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
Harvey Bartle III, J.
AND NOW, this 14th day of May, 2024, upon consideration of Plaintiff Lloyd Francis's Motions to Reconsider the denial of his request to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF Nos. 5, 6), and his pro se Complaint (ECF No. 2) it is ORDERED that:
1. The Motions to Reconsider (ECF Nos. 5, 6) are GRANTED.
2. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915.
3. The Complaint is DEEMED filed.
4. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to restrict the Complaint (ECF No. 2) to Case Participants View Only because it contains the names of minor children. Going forward, Francis should not include the names of any minor children in his filings and should refer to any minor children, if necessary, by initials only. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 5.2(a).
5. The Complaint is DISMISSED for the reasons in the Court's Memorandum as follows:
a. Francis's federal claims are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE; and
b. Francis's state law claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
6. The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this case.