Evans v. Urbina

• Court: District Court, District of Columbia
• Decided: October 21, 2009
• Docket: Civil Action No. 2009-1992
• Status: Published

Opinion

FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OCT ~ 1 2009 FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Clerk, U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts Juan F. Evans, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 09 1992 ) ) Ricardo M. Urbina, ) ) Defendant. )

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This matter is before the Court on its initial review of plaintiff s pro se complaint and

application for leave to proceed in Jorma pauperis. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e), the Court is

required to dismiss a complaint upon a determination that it, among other grounds, seeks

monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)

(2)(B)(iii).

Plaintiff, a resident of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, sues United States District Judge

Ricardo M. Urbina in his official and individual capacity for dismissing his complaint against the

Clerk ofthe Supreme Court and two assistant clerks. CompI.,-r,-r 4-6. Judges are absolutely

immune from lawsuits predicated on acts taken, as alleged here, in their judicial capacity.

Forrester v. White, 484 U.S. 219, 225 (1988); Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U.S. 349,355-57 (1978);

Sindram v. Suda, 986 F.2d 1459, 1460 (D.C. Cir. 1993). The complaint therefore will be

dismissed. A separate Order accompanies this Memorandum Opinion.

~~. Date: October ~, 2009 United States District Judge