Small v. Smithfield Foods Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION No. 5:25-CV-331-D TAUREAN SMALL, Plaintiff, MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION SMITHFIELD FOODS INC., et al., Defendants. This matter is before the court on pro se Plaintiff Taurean Small’s (“Small”) application to proceed in forma pauperis, [DE-2], and for frivolity review of the complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B), [DE-1]. Small has demonstrated appropriate evidence of inability to pay the required court costs, and his FMLA retaliation claim against Defendant Smithfield Foods, Inc. is not clearly…