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King v. Bayfriend

United States District Court, D. Maryland
Aug 25, 2010
CIVIL ACTION NO. WDQ-10-2142 (D. Md. Aug. 25, 2010)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. WDQ-10-2142.

August 25, 2010


MEMORANDUM


On August 5, 2010, Maury King, filed the instant pro se complaint stating the facts as follows: "Yolanda's husband, I am feeling bad really body health medication sleeping because [illegible] hurt myself. Yolanda know better really Yolanda love you. How feeling myself [Illegible] rice anything be sorry [illegible] Yolanda stay with me at her know good to me lots help her accept myself." Paper No. 1. Plaintiff has neither paid the civil filing fee nor filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis.

A complaint that is totally implausible or frivolous may be dismissed sua sponte for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to FED R. CIV. P 12(b)(1). See Apple v. Glenn, 183 F.3d 477 (6th Cir. 1999) cert. denied, 528 U.S. 1198 (2000); O'Connor v. United States, 159 F.R.D. 22 (D. Md. 1994); see also Crowley Cutlery Co. v. United States, 849 F.2d 273, 277 (7th Cir. 1988) (federal district judge has authority to dismiss a frivolous suit on his own initiative). Accordingly, this case is dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. A separate order follows this memorandum.


Summaries of

King v. Bayfriend

United States District Court, D. Maryland
Aug 25, 2010
CIVIL ACTION NO. WDQ-10-2142 (D. Md. Aug. 25, 2010)
Case details for

King v. Bayfriend

Case Details

Full title:MAURY LEE KING, v. YOLANDA BAYFRIEND

Court:United States District Court, D. Maryland

Date published: Aug 25, 2010

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. WDQ-10-2142 (D. Md. Aug. 25, 2010)