Gladney v. City of Hous.

Full title: BEVERLY ANN GLADNEY, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE HOUSING AUTHORITY, et…

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

Date published: Jan 20, 2016

Case No. 15-C-1447 (E.D. Wis. Jan. 20, 2016)

Opinion

Case No. 15-C-1447 Case No. 15-C-1477 Case No. 15-C-1478 Case No. 15-C-1503 Case No. 15-C-1504 Case No. 15-C-1505

01-20-2016

BEVERLY ANN GLADNEY, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE HOUSING AUTHORITY, et al., Defendants

HON. RUDOLPH T. RANDA U.S. District Judge

DECISION AND ORDER

In six separate actions, Beverly Ann Gladney seeks relief for injuries related to carbon monoxide poisoning. Gladney sues, for example, the City of Milwaukee Housing Authority for failing to fix a gas leak in her apartment, a doctor who consulted on her application for social security disability benefits, and various other doctors and nurses she interacted with when seeking treatment.

Gladney requests leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Gladney's financial affidavits demonstrate that she is unable to pay the filing fee to commence these cases. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). However, Gladney's only conceivable avenue for relief is under state law, not federal law. Therefore, none of these cases can proceed due to the absence of subject matter jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. § 1331.

Gladney's motions for leave to proceed in forma pauperis [ECF No. 2] are GRANTED, but all of the above-captioned cases are DISMISSED for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this 20th day of January, 2016.

SO ORDERED:

/s/ _________

HON. RUDOLPH T. RANDA

U.S. District Judge