Lee v. McClendon

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division TITUS LEE, ) Plaintiff, Vv. Civil Action No. 3:20CV544—HEH JASON McCLENDON, et ai., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION (Dismissing Action Without Prejudice) Plaintiff, a federal inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. In order to state a viable claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a plaintiff must allege that a person acting under color of state law deprived him or her of a constitutional right or of a right conferred by a law of the United States. See Dowe v. Total Action Against Poverty in Roanoke Valley, 145 F.3d 653, 658 (4th Cir. 1998) (citing 42 U.S.C. § 1983). Plaintiff's current allegations fail to provide each defendant with fair notice of the facts and legal basis upon which his liability rests. See Bell Att. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007) (quoting Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41, 47 (1957)). Accordingly, by Memorandum Order entered on February 25, 2021, the Court directed Plaintiff to submit a particularized complaint within fourteen (14) days of the date of entry thereof. The Court warned Plaintiff that the failure to submit the particularized complaint would result in the dismissal of the action.

More than fourteen (14) days have elapsed since the entry of the February 25, 2021 Memorandum Order. Plaintiff failed to submit a particularized complaint or otherwise respond to the February 25, 2021 Memorandum Order. Accordingly, the

action will be dismissed without prejudice. An appropriate order will accompany this Memorandum Opinion. □□ /s/ HENRY E. HUDSON Date: Apes 1, 202! SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Richmond, Virginia