Bey v. State of Utah
Bey v. State of Utah
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH
TYRONE LAMONT BEY, AMENDED ORDER ADOPTING Plaintiff, REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION IN v. PART AND DISMISSING COMPLAINT WITHOUT PREJUDICE STATE OF UTAH,
Defendant. Case No. 2:19-cv-00650-JNP-CMR
District Judge Jill N. Parrish
Magistrate Judge Cecelia M. Romero
Plaintiff Tyrone Lamont Bey filed this lawsuit against Defendant State of Utah on September 26, 2019. ECF No. 3. Plaintiff is pro se and has been permitted to proceed in forma pauperis under
28 U.S.C. § 1915. See ECF No. 2. Because Plaintiff is acting pro se, the court construes his pleadings liberally and holds them to a less stringent standard than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers. See Hall v. Bellmon,
935 F.2d 1106, 1110(10th Cir. 1991). The court referred this matter to Magistrate Judge Cecilia M. Romero under
28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). See ECF No. 4. On April 9, 2020, Magistrate Judge Romero issued a Report and Recommendation that the court should dismiss Plaintiff’s case with prejudice because of his failure to comply with a court order under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) and because of the frivolous nature of his suit. See ECF No. 8. Specifically, Magistrate Judge Romero stated that Plaintiff has “fail[ed] to file a response to this court’s prior order requesting Plaintiff establish jurisdiction.”
Id. at 1. Magistrate Judge Romero further stated that “[e]ven assuming jurisdiction was met, pursuant to District of Utah Local Civil Rule 3-2(c),” she recommended that Plaintiff’s Complaint “be dismissed as frivolous.”
Id.The parties were required to file objections to the Report and Recommendation within fourteen days of service. See FED. R. Civ. P. 72(b). The court has received no timely objections. Thus, the parties’ failure to object waived any argument that the Report and Recommendation was in error. See United States v. One Parcel of Real Prop.,
73 F.3d 1057, 1060(10th Cir. 1996). But the court notes that it need not apply this waiver rule as a procedural bar if “the interests of justice so dictate.” Jd. (quoting Moore v. United States,
950 F.2d 656, 659(10th Cir. 1991)). Having reviewed the Report and Recommendation, the court agrees that Plaintiff failed to show cause why this case should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. It therefore adopts the Report and Recommendation insofar as it recommends dismissing Plaintiff’s claims for lack of jurisdiction. It also finds that the interests of justice do not warrant deviation from the waiver rule. Because jurisdiction has not been established, however, the court does not make a determination as to whether the complaint is frivolous. ORDER For the foregoing reasons, the court AMENDS its previous Order adopting in full the Report and Recommendation. It ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation only insofar as it recommends dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The court ORDERS that Plaintiff’s Complaint, ECF No. 3, is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. SO ORDERED September 21, 2020 BY THE COURT: . Hen. Lena
Jill N. Parrish United States District Court Judge
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