ELLIS v. KUNZWEILER (2019)

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

While in pretrial detention, Plaintiff Ellis, appearing pro se, filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 federal action for monetary and injunctive relief against various Tulsa County officials. According to his complaint, these officials allegedly refiled an Oklahoma state court prosecution against him without cause after it had been dismissed at a preliminary hearing for lack of evidence. This “improper” refiling, according to Plaintiff, resulted in the issuance of an illegal Oklahoma bench warrant and ultimately Plaintiff's illegal extradition from Colorado. In a thorough written decision, the district court ably explained why Plaintiff's complaint entitles him to no relief in federal court. Of course, Plaintiff remains free to raise his present claims in the context of his state court prosecution. Suffice to say that for the purpose of resolving this appeal, we have thoroughly reviewed the district court record and Plaintiff's appellate brief, and, discerning no reversible error, we affirm substantially for the reasons stated in the district court's “Opinion and Order.” Because the district court granted Plaintiff leave to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis (IFP), we deny his present IFP motion as moot but remind him that he remains obligated to pay the filing fee in full.

Bobby R. Baldock, United States Circuit Judge