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Nails v. Americredit

United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division
Jan 28, 2011
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:10cv826-MHT (WO) (M.D. Ala. Jan. 28, 2011)

Summary

holding that the leniency afforded the construction of pro se pleadings is not license for the court “‘to serve as de facto counsel for a party . . . or to rewrite an otherwise deficient pleading . . . to sustain a cause of action.'” (quoting GJR Investments, Inc. v. County of Escambia, Fla., 132 F.3d 1359, 1369 (11th Cir. 1998), overruled on other grounds by Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662)

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Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:10cv826-MHT (WO).

January 28, 2011


OPINION and ORDER


This litigation is now before the court on the recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge, entered on January 6, 2011, that this case be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. After a review of the recommendation, to which no timely objections have been filed, and after an independent and de novo review of the entire record, the court believes that the recommendation should be adopted. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the recommendation of the magistrate judge (doc. # 11) is adopted and that the motion to dismiss (doc. # 5) is granted.

An appropriate judgment will be entered.

Done this the 28th day of January, 2011.


Summaries of

Nails v. Americredit

United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division
Jan 28, 2011
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:10cv826-MHT (WO) (M.D. Ala. Jan. 28, 2011)

holding that the leniency afforded the construction of pro se pleadings is not license for the court “‘to serve as de facto counsel for a party . . . or to rewrite an otherwise deficient pleading . . . to sustain a cause of action.'” (quoting GJR Investments, Inc. v. County of Escambia, Fla., 132 F.3d 1359, 1369 (11th Cir. 1998), overruled on other grounds by Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662)

Summary of this case from Lombard v. Baker
Case details for

Nails v. Americredit

Case Details

Full title:ANGELA DENISE NAILS, Plaintiff, v. AMERICREDIT, Defendant

Court:United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division

Date published: Jan 28, 2011

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:10cv826-MHT (WO) (M.D. Ala. Jan. 28, 2011)

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