Opinion
No. 16cv1351 LH/KBM
12-22-2016
ANTHONY BRIAN MALLGREN, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and WASHINGTON STATE, Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on pro se Plaintiff Anthony Brian Mallgren's Complaint, Doc. 1, filed December 12, 2016 ("Complaint") and on his Fee Waiver Request, Doc. 3, filed December 12, 2016. For the reasons stated below, the Court will DISMISS Plaintiff's Complaint as frivolous, DISMISS this case without prejudice, and DENY Plaintiff's Fee Waiver Request as moot.
This is the fourth case that Plaintiff has filed in this Court in November and December, 2016. See Mallgren v. Thomas, No. 16cv1256 JCH/KBM; Mallgren v. United States, No. 16cv1285 JAP/KBM; Mallgren v. United States, No. 16cv1295 MV/WPL. In the first case, United States District Judge Judith C. Herrera noted that Plaintiff had previously filed 98 cases in federal courts since September 2012, many of which were frivolous or meritless, described how Plaintiff has failed to comply with Court rules in her case, and informed Plaintiff that the District of New Mexico has the third highest number of total filings per judgeship in the federal district court system and, consequently, has a strong interest in managing its docket and minimizing the impact of frivolous or meritless actions on its resources. See Doc. 14 at 2-3, Mallgren v. Thomas, No. 16cv1256 JCH/KBM (December 7, 2016). Judge Herrera then notified Plaintiff that failure to comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the District of New Mexico's Local Rules of Civil Procedure, and orders and other rules of the Court, may result in the imposition of filing restrictions on Plaintiff.
Judge Parker dismissed the complaint in the second case as frivolous and dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction. See Doc. 6 at 2-4 in Mallgren v. United States, No. 16cv1285 JAP/KBM (December 12, 2016).
Judge Vázquez dismissed the complaint in the third case as frivolous and dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction. See Doc. 7 at 2-4 in Mallgren v. United States, No. 16cv1295 MV/WPL (December 15, 2016).
The Complaint in this case is also frivolous. Plaintiff's Complaint states in its entirety:
Incorporation: 12-cv-NYSD-7517Complaint at 2. The Complaint does not refer to the exhibits attached to the Complaint which include copies of emails and other documents.
13-cv-WAED-228
The Court will dismiss the Complaint as frivolous because it does not contain a short and plain statement of a claim showing that Plaintiff is entitled to relief or a demand for the relief sought, as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2) and (3). See Triplett v. Triplett, 166 Fed.Appx. 338, 339-340 (10th Cir. 2006) (Dismissal of an in forma pauperis complaint as frivolous is not an abuse of discretion based on a determination that the pro se litigant did not state a viable legal claim and that the complaint consisted of little more than unintelligible ramblings); 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) ("the court shall dismiss the case at any time if the court determines that . . . the action . . . is frivolous . . . [or] fails to state a claim").
The Complaint also does not contain "a short and plain statement of the grounds for the court's jurisdiction" as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(1). As the party seeking to invoke the jurisdiction of this Court, Plaintiff bears the burden of alleging facts that support jurisdiction. See Dutcher v. Matheson, 733 F.3d 980, 985 (10th Cir. 2013) ("Since federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, we presume no jurisdiction exists absent an adequate showing by the party invoking federal jurisdiction"). The Court will dismiss this case without prejudice because it lacks jurisdiction to consider Plaintiff's claims. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)(3) ("If the court determines at any time that it lacks subject-matter jurisdiction, the court must dismiss the action"); Brereton v. Bountiful City Corp., 434 F.3d 1213, 1218 (10th Cir.2006) ("[D]ismissals for lack of jurisdiction should be without prejudice because the court, having determined that it lacks jurisdiction over the action, is incapable of reaching a disposition on the merits of the underlying claims.").
Because it is dismissing this case, the Court will deny Plaintiff's Fee Waiver Request as moot.
The Court reminds Plaintiff that if he continues to file frivolous actions or documents, or fails to comply with Court orders or rules, the Court may impose filing restrictions on Plaintiff. See Tripati v. Beaman, 878 F.2d 351, 352 (10th Cir. 1989) ("[E]ven onerous conditions may be imposed upon a litigant as long as they are designed to assist the district court in curbing the particular abusive behavior involved").
IT IS ORDERED that:
(i) Plaintiff's Complaint, Doc. 1, filed December 12, 2016, is DISMISSED as frivolous.
(ii) This case is DISMISSED without prejudice.
(iii) Plaintiff's Fee Waiver Request, Doc. 3, filed December 12, 2016, is DENIED as moot.
/s/ _________
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE