Greene v. St. Vincent De Paul - Cardinal Manning Center

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION
CEDRIC GREENE 	PLAINTIFF
V. 	CASE NO. 5:26-CV-5034
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL –
CARDINAL MANNING CENTER 	DEFENDANT
ORDER
On February 10, 2026, the Honorable Christy Comstock, United States Magistrate
Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, performed an initial screening of the
Complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 and issued a Report and Recommendation
(“R&R”) (Doc. 5) finding that the case should be dismissed. On February 17, 2026,
Plaintiff filed Objections to the R&R (Doc. 7), which triggered this Court’s de novo review
of the record.
The R&R explains why the Court lacks diversity jurisdiction over this case: Plaintiff
and Defendant are both citizens of California. Plaintiff claims in his Objections that he
should be considered an Arkansas citizen—though he is not domiciled here—because it
is “the state he considers home, with family and resource support.” (Doc. 7, p. 2). This is
insufficient to establish Arkansas citizenship as a matter of law.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Objections are OVERRULED and the R&R
is ADOPTED IN ITS ENTIRETY. The case is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE on
preservice screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e) for the reasons stated in the R&R.
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IT IS SO ORDERED on this 18th day of February, 2026.
/s/ Timothy L. Brooks
TIMOTHY L. BROOKS
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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