Hickman v. Supreme Court of the United States of America

• Court: District Court, District of Columbia
• Decided: February 20, 2009
• Docket: Civil Action No. 2009-0342
• Status: Published

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FILED FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FEB 2 0 2009 NANCY MAYER WHlmNGTON, CLERK U.S. DISTRICT COURT Derian Douglas Hickman, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. ) 09 0342 Supreme Court of the United States ) of America, ) ) Defendant. )

MEMORANDUM OPINION

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

application for leave to proceed in forma 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, fails to state a

claim upon which relief may be granted or is frivolous. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i)-(ii).

Plaintiff, a resident of Washington, D.C., sues the Supreme Court ultimately for "any and

all of my previous income totaling over SOO million or more." CompI. at 2. Besides the fact that

the complaint is nothing more than a list of requests, the relief sought is beyond the scope of the

Supreme Court's authority. A separate Order of dismissal accompanies this Memorandum

Opinion.

£iL~ 0 t/~C United States District Judge Date: February It, 2009

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