LOVE
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THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
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The court held that the plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis is moot because the amended complaint fails to state a claim.
The pro se plaintiff filed a second motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis following the filing of his amended complaint. The court had previou…
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THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon the pro se Plaintiff’s second Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis, ECF No. (the “Motion”), which he has filed following filing of his Amended Complaint, ECF No. (the “Amended Complaint”).
The Court has carefully reviewed the Amended Complaint, the Motion, and the record in this case, and is otherwise fully advised in the premises. For the reasons that follow, Plaintiff’s Motion is DENIED AS MOOT, and this case shall remain closed. The Court previously determined upon a section 1915 review of the Complaint, ECF No. , that Plaintiff failed to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See ECF No. . His Amended Complaint fails to state a claim as well. In order to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a plaintiff must plead that he was (1) deprived of a right; (2) secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States; and (3) that the alleged deprivation was committed under color of state law. See Am. Mfrs. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Sullivan, 526 U.S. 40, 50 (1999); Rayburn v. Hogue, 241 F. 3d 1341, 1348 (11th Cir. 2001).
The Amended Complaint is entirely devoid of any factual allegations and contains only legal conclusions.
Therefore, the Amended Complaint is insufficient to state a plausible claim for Case No. 19-cv-81127-BLOOM/Matthewman
relief, even under the liberal construction given to pro se pleadings. See Matthews, Wilson & Matthews, Inc. v. Capital City Bank, 614 F. App’x 969, 969 n.1 (11th Cir. 2015) (“[T]he leniency accorded pro se litigants does not give a court license to serve as de facto counsel for a party or to rewrite an otherwise deficient pleading to sustain an action.” (citing GJR Invs., Inc. v. Cty. of Escambia, Fla., 132 F. 3d 1359, 1369 (11th Cir. 1998), overruled in part on other grounds by Randall v. Scott, 610 F. 3d 701, 709 (11th Cir. 2010)). Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Plaintiff's Motion, ECF No. , is DENIED AS MOOT. This case shall remain closed. DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, on September 18, 2019.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Copies to: Nickcoles T. Love, pro se 8413 N. 10th Street Tampa, Florida 33604
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