Opinion
Case No. 12-11899
05-30-2012
LATRICIA LANIER, Plaintiff, v. SOUTHFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT, Defendant.
Honorable John Corbett O'Meara
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S APPLICATION TO PROCEED IFP AND
DISMISSING COMPLAINT
Plaintiff Latricia Lanier filed a pro se complaint in this court along with an application to proceed in forma pauperis on April 27, 2012.
Complaints filed in forma pauperis are subject to the screening requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). Brown v. Bargery, 207 F.3d 863, 866 (6th Cir. 2000). Section 1915(e)(2) requires district courts to screen and dismiss complaints that are frivolous, fail to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief.
In this case plaintiff Lanier has failed to specify a federal question upon which relief may be granted, and the parties to this action are not citizens of different states. Therefore, the court lacks federal subject matter jurisdiction to hear the matter.
ORDER
It is hereby ORDERED that plaintiff Lanier's application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED.
It is further ORDERED that plaintiff Lanier's complaint is DISMISSED.
John Corbett O'Meara
United States District Judge
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon Plaintiff on this date, May 30, 2012, using first-class U.S. mail.
William Barkholz
Case Manager