Barnett v. Missouri Department of Corrections

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI CENTRAL DIVISION BENJIMIN BARNETT, Plaintiff, v. No. 18-4006-CV-C-NKL MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendant. ORDER Defendant Missouri Department of Corrections (“DOC”) moves to dismiss plaintiff Benjimin Barnett’s complaint of discrimination for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and lack of subject matter jurisdiction, pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and 12(b)(1), respectively. For the reasons discussed below, the motion to dismiss is granted. I. BACKGROUND Mr.…