WEINSCHENK v. DIXON

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION

CHARLES WEINSCHENK, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 1:20-cv-02133-JPH-MPB ) DUSTIN DIXON, ) COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK, ) HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, ) ) Defendants. )

ORDER DISMISSING CASE

On July 6, 2021, the Court granted Defendants' motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim and gave Mr. Weinschenk through August 6, 2021, to amend his complaint. Dkt. 37. Mr. Weinschenk has filed an amended complaint1, dkt. 38-1, but what he has filed does not show why Judgment consistent with the Court's order should not enter, dkt. 37 at 6. Moreover, the Court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over a complaint that is wholly insubstantial. See Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Env’t, 523 U.S. 83, 89 (1998). And "[a] frivolous federal law claim cannot successfully invoke federal jurisdiction." In re African-American Slave Descendants Litig., 471 F.3d 754, 757 (7th Cir. 2006). While Mr. Weinschenk does mention in passing the Constitution of the United States and several federal statutes, the complaint does not identify a federal cause of action. Even liberally construing the complaint, this Court

1 Mr. Weinschenk's motion for leave to amend, dkt. [38], is denied as moot. cannot discern within it any plausible federal claim against any defendant. See Sanders-Bey v. United States, Nos. 07-2204, 07-3891, 267 Fed. Appx. 464, 465 (7th Cir. Feb. 25, 2008) cf. United States ex rel. Garst v. Lockheed—Martin Corp., 328 F.3d 374, 378 (7th Cir. 2003). Mr. Weinschenk's claims are DISMISSED with prejudice. See Paul v. Marberry, 658 F.3d 702, 704-05 (7th Cir. 2011). Plaintiffs motion for reconsideration, dkt. [35], is DENIED as moot. Final judgment will issue by separate entry. SO ORDERED. Date: 8/27/2021 Sjamu Patrick lbanlove James Patrick Hanlon United States District Judge Southern District of Indiana Distribution: CHARLES WEINSCHENK 20040 Wagon Trail Drive Noblesville, IN 46060 Bryan Findley INDIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL bfindley@cassiday.com Gustavo Angel Jimenez INDIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL gustavo.jimenez@atg.in.gov Donald B. Kite, Sr. don.kite@gmail.com Joseph D. McPike, II ZEIGLER COHEN & KOCH jmcpike@zcklaw.com