Colon v. New Port Richey Police Department
District Court, M.D. Florida
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION MICHAEL COLON, Plaintiff, v. CASE NO. 8:24-cv-1666-SDM-AAS NEW PORT RICHEY POLICE DEP’T, et al., Defendants. / ORDER Colon’s complaint alleges that the defendants violated his civil rights when they invaded his home and arrested him without a warrant. An earlier order (Doc. 3) grants Colon leave to proceed in forma pauperis. The Prisoner Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”) requires dismissal of an in forma pauperis prisoner’s case “if the allegation of poverty is untrue” or if the case “is frivolous or malicious, fails to state…
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