The opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
KEVIN L. BROWN, )
)
Plaintiff, )
) No. 3:21-cv-00955
v. )
) JUDGE CAMPBELL
WOODBURY AUTO GROUP LLC )
and KHATAB ALAZAWY, )
)
Defendants. )
)
ORDER
Plaintiff Kevin L. Brown, a Tennessee resident, filed a pro se Amended Complaint against
Defendants Woodbury Auto Group LLC and Khatab Alazawy under the Magnuson-Moss
Warranty Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2301, et seq.; Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, 49
U.S.C. § 32705, et seq.; Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-18-125; and
Tennessee tort law. (Doc. No. 7). The Amended Complaint alleges that Defendants induced
Plaintiff’s purchase of a defective used motor vehicle through fraud, misrepresentation,
concealment, and statutory violations. (Id.) Plaintiff also submitted an application to proceed in
forma pauperis. (Doc. No. 6). Because the information Plaintiff provided establishes that he cannot
pay the full civil filing fee in advance without “undue hardship,” Foster v. Cuyahoga Dep’t of
Health and Human Servs., 21 F. App’x 239, 240 (6th Cir. 2001), the application (Doc. No. 6) is
GRANTED. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).
Before proceeding to initial review, the Court must address that the Amended Complaint
is unsigned. A pro se plaintiff in federal court must personally sign any complaint. See Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 11(a); People of Ta’Al Amooruc Republic v. All Foreign Agents &
Agencies of United States Corp. Co., No. 3:18-cv-01208, 2018 WL 5983002, at *3 (M.D. Tenn.
Nov. 14, 2018) (explaining that an adult litigant who wishes to proceed pro se must personally
sign the complaint). Accordingly, Plaintiff MUST sign and return the Amended Complaint to the
Clerk of Court within 30 DAYS of the date this Order is entered on the docket. The Clerk SHALL
mail a copy of the Amended Complaint to Plaintiff for this purpose. If Plaintiff fails to comply or
request an extension by the deadline, the Court will review only the original, signed Complaint.
(Doc. No. 1).
It is so ORDERED.
AMEX
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
' Additional resources for pro se litigants, including forms, handbooks, and information sheets, are available
on the Court’s website. See https://www.tnmd.uscourts.gov/representing-yourself-federal-court.