Opinion
Case No. 3:13-CV-594 Case No. 3:13-CV-595
11-13-2013
LIEA MELLOTT, Plaintiff, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN SERVICES, et al., Defendants. CAROLYN TUBB, et al., Plaintiffs, v. D.C.S. MORRISTOWN, et al., Defendants.
Judge Curtis L. Collier
JUDGMENT ORDER
On October 7, 2013, pro se Plaintiffs Carolyn Tubb and Leia Mellott ("Plaintiffs") filed separate complaints against a number of defendants as well as motions to proceed in forma pauperis ("IFP") (Court File No. 1). Because the cases arose from the same transaction or occurrence, Magistrate Judge Bruce Guyton entered a related case order (Court File No. 4). On October 9, 2013, Judge Guyton filed a report and recommendation ("R&R") in both cases concluding that Plaintiffs each failed to allege a basis for federal jurisdiction (Court File No. 5). Judge Guyton thus recommends the Court dismiss Plaintiffs' cases under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2).
Neither Plaintiff objected to her respective R&R during the fourteen-day period. The Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge's reports and recommendations (Case No. 3:13-cv-594, Court File No. 3) (Case No. 3:13-cv-595, Court File No. 5) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), DISMISSES these cases for lack of jurisdiction, and DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to CLOSE the cases.
SO ORDERED.
ENTER:
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CURTIS L. COLLIER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
ENTERED AS A JUDGMENT
Debra C. Poplin
CLERK OF COURT