Ciacci v. Holder

• Court: District Court, District of Columbia
• Decided: July 31, 2012
• Docket: Civil Action No. 2012-1264
• Status: Published

Opinion

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Clerk, U 0. Ctst. •ct i·, [:a, kruptcy Courts fnr the Ot ;trict ( t ~~olumbia FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Michael K. Ciacci, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) V. ) ) Civil Action No. 12 1264 Attorney General Eric Holder et al., ) ) Defendants. )

MEMORANDUM

This matter is before the Court on its initial review of plaintiffs complaint and the

accompanying application to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff is a pretrial detainee at the

District of Columbia Jail claiming that his custody is unconstitutional. The events giving rise to

this ~-on are substantially the same as those underlying plaintiffs complaint that was dismissed ~une 22,2012, under the Younger abstention doctrine. See Ciacci v. Hogan, Civ. No. 12- //

I 031 (UNA) (D.D.C. Jun. 22, 2012) ("Ciacci 1"). Other than District Judge Thomas Hogan,

who is named as a defendant in both actions, plaintiff has simply named different defendants.

For the reasons stated in the Memorandum Opinion accompanying the dismissal order in Ciacci

1, ECF No.3, this case will be dismissed. A separate Order accompanies this Memorandum.

~ DATE: July _z(i.2012

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