Terrell v. Post Holding, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
ROBERT TERRELL, III, 	)
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Plaintiff, 	)
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vs. 	) 	Case No. 4:25-cv-1848-MTS
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POST HOLDING, INC., 	)
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Defendant. 	)
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on pro se Plaintiff Robert Terrell, III’s Application
to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs. 	Doc. [2]; see also 28
U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). After reviewing the Application, the Court will grant it. Now upon
review of Plaintiff’s pleading, the Court finds this action should be dismissed. 	See 28
U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). 	A liberal construction of the Complaint and exhibits reveals
that Plaintiff failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. 	See Solomon v.
Petray, 795 F.3d 777, 787 (8th Cir. 2015) (providing that pro se pleadings “are to be
given liberal construction”); Stone v. Harry, 364 F.3d 912, 914 (8th Cir. 2004) (quoting
Dunn v. White, 880 F.2d 1188, 1197 (10th Cir. 1989) (explaining that even for a pro se
plaintiff, the court “will not supply additional facts” nor “construct a legal theory for
plaintiff that assumes facts that have not been pleaded”)). 	Plaintiff has supplied no facts
whatsoever that raise a plausible inference that Defendant failed to hire him because of
his race, gender, or any other protected status. 	See Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678
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(2009); White v. Steak N Shake, 4:14-cv-0830-RWS, 2014 WL 1775482, at *1 (E.D. Mo.
May 2, 2014). For that reason, the Court will dismiss his action.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff Robert Terrell, III’s Application to
Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs, Doc. [2], is GRANTED, and
for the reasons explained herein, the Court will enter an Order of Dismissal, dismissing
this action without prejudice. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii).
Dated this 11th day of February 2026.
MATTHEW T. SCHELP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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