UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

Case No. 23-cv-21654-BLOOM/Otazo-Reyes

SALINAS FALUN SMITH,

Plaintiff,

v.

CENTURY INDEMNITY COMPANY, and AVA LAW GROUP, INC.,

Defendant. __________________________________/

ORDER OF DISMISSAL THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon a sua sponte review of the record. On May 3, 2023, Plaintiff Salinas Falun Smith filed a Complaint, ECF No. [1], and an Application to Proceed in District Court without Prepaying Fees or Costs (“Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis”), ECF No. [3]. Plaintiff, a pro se litigant, has not paid the required filing fee, and therefore the screening provisions of

(e) are applicable. Pursuant to the statute, courts are permitted to dismiss a suit “any time . . . the court determines that . . . (B) the action or appeal (i) is frivolous or malicious; (ii) fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted; or (iii) seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief.”

(e)(2). To state a claim for relief, a pleading must contain: “(1) a short and plain statement of the grounds for the court’s jurisdiction . . . ; (2) a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief; and (3) a demand for the relief sought[.]” Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a). “A party must state its claims or defenses in numbered paragraphs, each limited as far as practicable to a single set of circumstances.”

(b). More importantly, “a complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to ‘state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.’” Ashcroft v. The complaint must “give the defendant fair notice of what the claim is and the grounds upon which it rests[.]” Twombly, 550 U.S. at 555 (cleaned up). Courts must “construe pro se pleadings liberally, holding them to a less stringent standard than those drafted by attorneys.” Arrington v. Green,

, 797 (11th Cir. 2018)

(citation omitted). Still, a pro se party must abide by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2), which requires that a pleading contain a “short and plain statement of the claim” showing the pleader is entitled to relief. See Barmapov v. Amuial,

(11th Cir. 2021). Plaintiff has filed his Complaint with the Court asserting a claim under the Civil Rights Act, 42. U.S.C. §1983. “To state a claim under

, a plaintiff must allege that (1) the defendant deprived him of a right secured under the United States Constitution or federal law and (2) such deprivation occurred under color of state law.” Richardson v. Johnson,

(11th Cir. 2010). Plaintiff’s Complaint states his name and the names of the Defendants but contains no statement of claim whatsoever. See ECF No. [1] at 1. The Complaint includes 29 pages of exhibits, including “Jail Records Search Detail,” IRS documents, and several court orders,

among other documents. See ECF No. [1-1]. Even after reviewing those documents, the Court does not have the faintest idea what this case is about. Wholly devoid of factual allegations, Plaintiff’s Complaint fails to state a viable claim for relief. As such, sua sponte dismissal is in order. Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: 1. The Complaint, ECF No. [1], is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. 2. Plaintiff’s Motion to Proceed in forma Pauperis, ECF No. [3], is DENIED as moot. 3. The Clerk is directed to CLOSE the case. Case No. 23-cv-21654-BLOOM/Otazo-Reyes

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, on May 3, 2023.

BETH BLOOM UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Copies to: Salinas Falun Smith 1034 West Peachtree St Atlanta, GA 30309 Pro Se