William F.T. Lincoln v. Florida Gas Transmission Company LLC

William Lincoln, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s dismissal, for failure to state a claim, of his complaint against Florida Gas Transmission Company LLC (“Florida Gas”) alleging Florida state law claims of intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence. On appeal, Mr. Lincoln argues that the district court erred because he sufficiently alleged facts supporting all the elements of his claims. After careful consideration of the record and the parties’ briefing, we affirm.

We review de novo a district court’s dismissal for failure to state a claim and construe the…