WILKINS

v.

BENTON

are not state actors for purposes of suit under § 1983. “To obtain relief under § 1983, [a party] must show that he was deprived of a federal right by a person acting under color of state law.” Patrick v. Floyd Medical Center, 201 F. 3d 1313, 1315 (11th Cir. 2000). Only in rare circumstances may a private party be viewed as a state actor for purposes of liability under § 1983. To hold that private parties are state actors, this Court must

conclude that one of the following conditions is met: (1) the state coerced or at least significantly encouraged the action alleged to violate the Constitution (state compulsion test); (2) the private parties performed a public function that was traditionally the exclusive prerogative of the state (public function test); or (3) the state

had so far insinuated itself into a position of interdependence with the private parties that it was a joint participant in the enterprise (nexus/joint action test). Rayburn ex rel. Rayburn v. Hogue, 241 F. 3d 341, 1347 (11th Cir. 2001). Even liberally construed, the allegations in the Complaint do not suggest that Plaintiff could meet any of those tests. Without an underlying federal claim, this Court does not have diversity

jurisdiction over any state law claims Plaintiff may wish to assert against Defendants. Accordingly, it is ORDERED: 1. This case is DISMISSED without prejudice for failing to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Such dismissal counts as a “strike” for the purposes of the three-strikes provision of the PLRA, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). 2. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate any pending motions, close this case, and enter judgment accordingly. DONE and ORDERED in Tampa, Florida on August 25, 2023.

WILLIAM F. ae

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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