Adams v. Miller

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS NORTHERN DIVISION RAY ADAMS PLAINTIFF v. No. 3:20-cv-40-DPM BRYAN MILLER and KAREN MILLER DEFENDANTS ORDER 1. Adams’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis, Ne 1, is granted. He has some income but can’t afford the filing fee. 2. The Court must screen his complaint. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). Adams has not adequately alleged subject matter jurisdiction: under the diversity statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), the parties must be citizens of different states; and Adams does not plead the citizenship of either Bryan Miller or Karen Miller. It…