Berry v. Severit

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS GARY LOUIS BERRY, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 20–CV–00229–JPG THOMAS SEVERIT and PROVEST LLC, Defendants. MEMORANDUM & ORDER This is a civil-rights case. The Court ordered Plaintiff Gary Louis Berry to show cause as to the basis for subject-matter jurisdiction, (Show Cause Order, ECF No. 6), and he responded, (Pl.’s Resp., ECF No. 12). For the reasons below, the Court DISMISSES Berry’s Complaint WITHOUT PREJUDICE. I. PROCEDURAL & FACTUAL HISTORY According to the Complaint, Berry was the defendant in a foreclosure action in…