Opinion
Case No. 8:10-CV-1134-T-27EAJ.
June 21, 2010
ORDER
BEFORE THE COURT is the Report and Recommendation submitted by the Magistrate Judge (Dkt. 3) recommending that Plaintiff's Application for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis (Dkt. 2) be denied without prejudice and that Plaintiff be required to file an amended complaint that states a claim for relief and sets forth the basis for this Court's subject matter jurisdiction. Plaintiff filed no objections to the Report and Recommendation. After careful consideration of the Report and Recommendation in conjunction with an independent examination of the file, the Court is of the opinion that the Report and Recommendation should be adopted, confirmed, and approved.
The Report and Recommendation (Dkt. 3) is adopted, confirmed, and approved and is made a part of this order for all purposes, including appellate review.
Plaintiffs Application for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis (Dkt. 2) is DENIED without prejudice.
The Complaint (Dkt. 1) is DISMISSED.
Plaintiff shall file an amended complaint within twenty (20) days of the date of this Order, failing which this case will be dismissed without further notice for failure to prosecute pursuant to Local Rule 3.10. The amended complaint shall include a short and plain statement of Plaintiff's claims (including a brief description of the event or events upon which Plaintiff's claims are based and a statement of why Plaintiff believes that Defendant's termination of her employment violated federal law), and shall state the basis for this Court's subject matter jurisdiction over the claim or claims asserted in the amended complaint.
Attached to this Order is a notice regarding the Tampa Bay chapter of the Federal Bar Association's Pro Bono Civil Litigation Project. Plaintiff is encouraged the review the notice and to contact the Federal Bar Association should she desire the Federal Bar Association's assistance in prosecuting this lawsuit.
Finally, Plaintiff is reminded that, like other litigants, apro se party must comply with court-imposed deadlines, the Local Rules of the Middle District of Florida, and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See Moon v. Newsome, 863 F.2d 835, 837 (11th Cir. 1989).
Plaintiff may obtain a copy of the Local Rules on the Court's website, http://www.flmd.uscourts.gov, or by mailing a letter to the Clerk's Office.
DONE AND ORDERED in chambers.
THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION PRO BONO CIVIL LITIGATION PROJECT
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