Legal Opinion
Randy Clinton Cox v. Cumberland County et al.
District Court, D. Maine
Decided May 13, 2026No. 2:25-cv-00584Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE RANDY CLINTON COX, ) ) Plaintiff ) ) v. ) No. 2:25-cv-00584-SDN ) CUMBERLAND COUNTY et al., ) ) Defendants ) RECOMMENDED DECISION AFTER PRELIMINARY REVIEW Because I granted Randy Clinton Cox’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, see Order (ECF No. 5), his complaint (ECF No. 1) is now before me for preliminary review under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). For the following reasons, I find that Cox does not state a valid claim under § 1983 or Maine state law, and I recommend that the Court dismiss the complaint. I. Legal Standard The in forma…
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