Barnes v. Defelice

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION HORACE BARNES, Plaintiff, v. CASE NO. 8:24-cv-3000-WFJ-SPF MAJOR ERIC DEFELICE, OFFICER JOE LTEIF, OFFICER ROBERT MOHR, and OFFICER MARUS PEUCORCNIK, Defendants. / REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Affidavit of Indigency, construed by the Court as a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 2). Upon review of Plaintiff’s Complaint (Doc. 1) and his request to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 2), it is recommended that Plaintiff’s request be denied and the Complaint dismissed. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff…