Isom v. Paxton

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

TYESHA ISOM, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) Civil Action No. 22-3558 (UNA)

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KEN PAXTON et al., )

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Defendants. )

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Plaintiff, appearing pro se, has filed a complaint, ECF No. 1, and an application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP), ECF No. 2. A resident of Denton, Texas, Plaintiff has sued a mixed bag of defendants including Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton; U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland; Haiti’s Ambassador to the United States Bocchit Edmond; Mexico’s former Secretary of Public Security Genaro Garcia Luna; NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell; and NFL Quarterbacks Dak Prescott and Deshaun Watson. See Compl. Caption. Plaintiff “want[s] the Haitian and U.S. Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act canceled.” Compl. at 8 Plaintiff’s disjointed narrative comprising the complaint neither identifies the basis of jurisdiction nor alleges cogent facts. Regardless, “federal courts are without power to entertain claims otherwise within their jurisdiction if,” as here, “they are so attenuated and unsubstantial as to be absolutely devoid of merit, wholly insubstantial, [or] obviously frivolous[.]” Hagans v. Lavine, 415 U.S. 528, 536–37 (1974) (internal quotation marks and citations omitted). So, this action will be dismissed by separate order.

_________/s/_____________ AMY BERMAN JACKSON

Date: December 5, 2022 United States District Judge