Ciriello v. White House

• Court: District Court, District of Columbia
• Decided: August 22, 2014
• Docket: Civil Action No. 2014-1445
• Status: Published

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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This matter is before the Court on the plaintiff’s application to proceed informa pauperis and his pro se civil complaint. The application will be granted, and the complaint will be

dismissed as frivolous.

The plaintiff offers a critique of landscaping practices since the 19605, and generally complains that landscapers have planted trees, shrubs and flowers that are unattractive and unsuitable for the environment. He alleges that the “United States[] failed to conduct researching on the effects of landscaping,” and based on his research, "‘[a] re—call of landscaping

is . . . necessary.” Compl. at 1.

Review of the complaint, and the myriad nonsensical allegations therein, leads the Court to conclude that the complaint must be dismissed in its entirety under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) as frivolous. See Neitzke v. Williams, 490 US. 319, 325 (1989) (“[A] a complaint, containing as it does both factual allegations and legal conclusions, is frivolous where it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in fact”). An Order consistent with this Memorandum Opinion is issued

separately.

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