Finch v. Sullivan

• Court: District Court, District of Columbia
• Decided: September 7, 2011
• Docket: Civil Action No. 2011-1606
• Status: Published

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FILED FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SEP -7 2011 ) Clerk, U S DiSk:' Shawn Martin Finch, ) Courts fo'r the D;;~~c~ Btankruptcy o COlumbIa ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 11 1bO ~ ) Emmet G. Sullivan, ) ) Defendant. ) )

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This matter is before the Court on review ofthe plaintiff's pro se complaint and

application to proceed in forma pauperis. The application will be granted and the complaint will

be dismissed pursuant to 28 U.S.c. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) (requiring dismissal of a complaint upon

a determination that the complaint, among other enumerated grounds, fails to state a claim upon

which relief may be granted).

The plaintiff is a District of Columbia resident. In the complaint captioned "Action

Involves Discrimination," the plaintiff sues United States District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of

this Court for "dismissal of cases and denying a fair hearing." Complaint at 1. He seeks '"to have

[d]ismissed cases reopened and trialed [sic]." Id. at 2. Judges are absolutely immune from

lawsuits predicated, as here, on their official acts. 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). Therefore, this case will be dismissed. A separate Order accompanies this

kl5.!Hu- Memorandum Opinion.

'Ul1iteiStates District Judge Date: /er-i:;L 3 ,2011 N 3