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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE LEON E. BARD, JR., Plaintiff, v. BRENDEN SMITH, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) Civil No. 8-193-P-S ) ) ) ) )

RECOMMENDED DECISION AND ORDER ON MOTION FOR SANCTIONS Leon Bard brought this action proceeding pro se as a 'private attorney general.' Bard claims that the defendants destroyed his business and personal assets. He charges the defendant with violating his civil rights, perpetrating fraud, and racketeering. Pending before the court are the following motions: (1) Motion for Sanctions filed by Brenden Smith, with a response date of July 14, 2008; (2) Motion to Dismiss complaint filed by Brenden Smith with a response date of July 14, 2008; (3) Motion to Dismiss by Dan Daggett with a response date of July 18, 2008; and (4) Motion to Dismiss by Robert Ireton-Hewitt with a response date of July 21, 2008. The response dates for all of these motions have come and gone, and in spite of Bard's numerous filings in this case, he has filed no response to these four substantive motions. I now recommend the court grant the three motions to dismiss, deny the motion for sanctions and dismiss this matter in its entirety, as the only remaining allegations would be unspecified allegations against John and Jane Doe that would fail for the same reasons as those discussed below.

Procedural Background and Complaint Allegations Leon Bard, Jr. filed this complaint on June 11, 2008, claiming that his action arose under 42 U.S.C.

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