Omar Santa Perez, the man who Cincinnati police say opened fire in the lobby of Fifth Third Center, killing three people and wounding two others, filed a lawsuit in 2017 against CNBC Universal Media LLC and TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

On June 25, Federal Magistrate Karen Litkovitz in her recommendation to dismiss the case filed in Cincinnati wrote that Santa's allegations were "rambling, difficult to decipher and borders on delusional."

On June 26 Santa filed a motion for a hearing to clarify his complaint and defend himself from the "delusional" label from Litkovitz. If granted, the motion would have allowed him to "establish clear thinking without delusional thoughts or imagination with the ability to comprehend the accusations without frivolity."

Santa, who lived in North Bend, first filed the lawsuit in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court in December 2017. The suit was later transferred to the Southern District of Ohio after TD Ameritrade asked for it to be moved.

He filed the suit without an attorney and asked the court to appoint him one, according to records.

In the suit, Santa claimed that CNBC and TD Ameritrade, through an extensive investigation of his personal devices, uncovered his identity and published private details about his life.

There is no record of any stories or multimedia appearing on CNBC's website pertaining to Santa prior to the shooting.

A CNBC spokesperson declined to comment in response to an email regarding the suit.

Santa claimed the companies sought to invade his "private life by tapping into the electronic devices and feeding off attachments such as audio speakers and digital cameras."

He wrote the alleged hacking began after he communicated with a woman on social media in early 2017.

Later, he watched a broadcast on "economic markets" on MSNBC, during which he learned of a new program that aimed to uncover leads as to the identity of a man.

"By obtaining access to the electronic communication of (Santa), MSNBC followed its performance with a background of him while broadcasting," the suit claims.

Santa wrote the information published by MSNBC was "euphoric."

Attorneys for NBCUniversal moved to dismiss the lawsuit because "the Complaint fails to allege any plausible claim against NBCUniversal." Attorneys said the complaint was comprised of "baseless and conclusory allegations."

Santa initially demanded more than $5 million in damages. In federal court, he demanded $3.3 million.

As part of the lawsuit, Santa disclosed his financial holdings. In a question that asked if he had "any cash on hand or money in savings, checking or other account," he checked "No."

He claimed he had about $700 in stocks and owed about $800 to T-Mobile and University of Cincinnati Health.