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Karas v. Dunkin Donuts

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS _______________________________________ PAULA J. KARAS, Plaintiff, v. DUNKIN' DONUTS, Defendant. _______________________________________ _______________________________________ ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) HONEY DEW DONUTS, ) ) Defendant. ) _______________________________________) PAULA J. KARAS, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Civil No. 10-40236-FDS

Civil No. 10-40237-FDS

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER SAYLOR, J. For the reasons set forth below, the Court (1) allows plaintiff's motions to proceed in forma pauperis; (2) denies plaintiff's motions for speedy trial; and (3) directs plaintiff to show cause why these actions should not be dismissed. I. Background On November 18, 2010, Paula Karas, a resident of Milford, Massachusetts, submitted for filing identical complaints against Dunkin' Donuts and Honey Dew Donuts. With her complaints,

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Karas filed motions seeking to proceed in forma pauperis and a speedy trial. Karas complains that these defendants have "continually violated the plaintiff['s] United States Amendment Rights to drink coffee that is pure and unadulterated by the code standards of the United States Food and Drug Administration." II. Discussion A. Motions to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

Karas filed motions to proceed in forma pauperis and affidavits of indigence. She submitted a document from the Social Security Administration stating that she receives social security and supplemental security benefits based upon her disability. On this record, the motions to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. B. Review

Because plaintiff seeks to file these complaints without prepayment of the filing fee, the Court will review plaintiff's complaints to determine if they satisfy the substantive requirements of the federal in forma pauperis statute. See 28 U.S.C.

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