Thompson v. DS Water, No. 3:2014cv01951 - Document 16 (N.D. Tex. 2014)

Court Description: ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE re: 13 Findings and Recommendations on Case re: 3 Complaint, filed by Shenita L A Thompson. The court certifies that any appeal of this action would not be taken in good faith. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff's Title VII retaliation and discrimination claims be summarily DISMISSED WITHOUT PREFUDICE for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. However, Plaint iff is granted 14 days from the date of this Order to amend her complaint to state viable Title VII discrimination and/or retaliation claims, if she can. If she fails to do so, the Court will DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE this case, without further notic eification by filing a separate motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal to Plaintiff. In the event of an appeal, Plaintiff may challenge this certification by separate motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal with the Clerk of the Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. (Ordered by Judge Jorge A Solis on 9/29/2014) (tla)

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Thompson v. DS Water Doc. 16 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION SHENITA LA THOMPSON, Plaintiff, v. DS WATER, Defendant. § § § § § § § § § No. 3:14-CV-1951-P-BK ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE The United States Magistrate Judge made Findings, Conclusions, and a Recommendation ("FCR") in this case. No one has filed any specific objections to the FCR. 1 The District Court has thus reviewed the proposed findings, conclusions and recommendation for plain error. Finding none, the Court ACCEPTS the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff's Title VII retaliation and discrimination claims be summarily DISMISSED WITHOUT PREFUDICE for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § l915(e)(2)(B). However, Plaintiff is granted 14 days from the date of this Order to amend her complaint to state viable Title VII discrimination and/or retaliation claims, if she can. If she fails to do so, the Court will DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE this case, without further notice to Plaintiff. 1 Within the fourteen-day period for objections, Plaintiff did file additional attachments to her complaint. (See Doc. 15.) Even with the liberal construction given to pro se filings, there is no basis to construe the attachments as any objection to the FCR. And in any event, the attachments provide no basis to modify or reject the FCR even if the Court were to consider the attachments as some sort of non-specific objection. Dockets.Justia.com The Court prospectively CERTIFIES that any appeal of this action would not be taken m good faith. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3); FED. R. APP. P. 24(a)(3). In support of this certification, the Court adopts and incorporates by reference the Magistrate Judge's Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation. See Baugh v. Tavlor, 117 F.3d 197. 202 and n.21 (5th Cir. 1997). Based on the Findings and Recommendation, the Court finds that any appeal of this action would present no legal point of arguable merit and would, therefore, be frivolous. Howard v. King. 707 F.2d 215. 220 (5th Cir. 1983). 2 In the event of an appeal, Plaintiff may challenge this certification by filing a separate motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal with the Clerk of the Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. See Baugh. 117 F.3d at 202; FED. R. APP. P. 24(a)(5). SO ORDERED this 29th day ofSeptembr, 2014. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2 Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a) governs the time to appeal an order. A timely notice of appeal must be filed even if the district court certifies an appeal as not taken in good faith.

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