Pusha v. Piazza

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

WESTERN DIVISION

MICHAEL PUSHA, ADC #105492 PLAINTIFF VS. 4:19-CV-00259-BRW

CHRIS PIAZZA, ET AL. DEFENDANTS ORDER

Plaintiff did not sign the complaint. Instead, only Larry David Davis, a non-lawyer, signed the complaint. When a non-lawyer attempts to represent the interests of other persons, the practice constitutes the unauthorized practice of law and results in a nullity.1 Additionally, the Complaint fails to state a cause of action. The only claim related to Plaintiff appears to be allegations about being charged only by information rather than after a grand jury hearing and indictment fails to state a cause of action. The Arkansas Supreme Court “has held many times that a defendant has no constitutional right to be indicted by a grand jury and that amendment 21 to the Arkansas Constitution, which permits indictment by information, is constitutional.”2

Accordingly, this case is DISMISSED. I certify that an in forma pauperis appeal of this dismissal would be frivolous and would not be taken in good faith.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 16th day of April, 2019.

Billy Roy Wilson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

1McKibben v. Mullis, 90 S.W.3d 442, 450 (Ark. App. 2002).

2McClinton v. State, 2018 Ark. 116, 5–6,, cert. denied, 139 S. Ct. 195 (2018).