LINCOLN D. ALMOND, Magistrate Judge.
Pending before me for a report and recommendation (28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B); LR Cv 72(a)) are the Motions to Dismiss filed by Defendant Judge William Clifton (Document No. 5) and Defendants Lt. Russell Hayes and Girard Galvin, Esq. (the "City Defendants") (Document No. 6). Plaintiff Gloria J. Geigus did not file a timely objection to either Motion or seek any extension of time to do so. Thus, Defendants' Motions to Dismiss are both unopposed and may be summarily granted as such. After reviewing the memoranda and relevant legal research, I recommend that Defendants' unopposed Motions to Dismiss be GRANTED.
Plaintiff initially filed the present action in Rhode Island District Court on July 21, 2014. The City Defendants removed the action to this Court on November 7, 2014. (Document No. 1). In short, Plaintiff alleges she was the victim of assault and battery on January 30, 2011. (Document No. 1-1 at p. 5). After she was assaulted, she pressed charges and also obtained a no-contact order and a restraining order against the assailant.
When she followed up with the Attorney General's Office, she learned that the case was "expunged" under Rhode Island District Court Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 48A. Id. at pp. 6-8. The present Complaint stems from her dissatisfaction with the state court disposition of the charges against her assailant. She asserts that the disposition of the criminal matter was a violation of her "Freedom of Speech, Due Process by Law as The United States Constitution, Amendments, [I] and [XIV] states and the Constitution of the State of Rhode Island states, Section 2, 5, 23, constitutional deprivation or understand why this case was dismissed by the prosecutor under Rule 48A with regards to these misdemeanor offenses that were done to me by the perpetrator." (Document No. 1-2 at p. 3). Plaintiff asserts that, "I as the Victim of Crime did not receive the justice that I so righteously deserve for these crimes committed against me."
Under Rule 12(b)(6), the Court must construe the complaint in the light most favorable to the plaintiff,
While a plaintiff need not plead factual allegations in great detail, the allegations must be sufficiently precise to raise a right to relief beyond mere speculation.
Defendants have moved to dismiss, arguing that they are absolutely immune from suit and that Plaintiff has not stated a viable claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against any of the Defendants. This Court concurs with Defendants' arguments and recommends that their unopposed Motions to Dismiss be granted. Plaintiff's Complaint regarding Judge Clifton is frivolous and barred by the doctrine of judicial immunity. "A judge is absolutely immune from liability in civil actions arising out of the performance of judicial functions unless the judge's actions are taken in the `clear absence of all jurisdiction.'"
Further, Plaintiff's Complaint does not include any facts or legal theories which would support a viable claim against the City Defendants. Plaintiff's Complaint concerns her claimed injury as a result of the fact that criminal charges were dismissed without her consultation or the opportunity to address the Court. However, "[p]rosecutors . . . are absolutely immune for actions taken as advocates for the State, which are closely associated with the judicial process such as initiating and pursuing a criminal prosecution."
For the foregoing reasons, I recommend that Defendants' unopposed Motions to Dismiss (Documents No. 5 and 6) be GRANTED and that final judgment enter in favor of Defendants on all claims in this action.
Any objection to this Report and Recommendation must be specific and must be filed with the Clerk of the Court within fourteen (14) days of its receipt.