State of Missouri v. Tyler

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 4:20-cv-307-PLC ) MELVIN LEROY TYLER, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court upon Melvin Leroy Tyler’s motion for leave to bring this civil action in forma pauperis. For the reasons explained below, the motion will be denied and this civil action will be dismissed without prejudice. Background Plaintiff is currently incarcerated in the Jefferson City Correctional Center in Jefferson City, Missouri. On August 4, 1978, he was convicted of two…