Jones v. United States

• Court: District Court, District of Columbia
• Decided: November 23, 2010
• Docket: Civil Action No. 2010-2002
• Status: Published

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA F I L E D

NOV 2 3 2010 C|erk, U.S. Dist' t&B k Duane Andrew Jones, § courts mr me D"s"t’r'cto;ll('l;of|l‘l|p¢"';y|a Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. f) ) 10 ~002 The United States "Public," ) ) 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 forma pauperz`s. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § l9l5(e), the Court is required to dismiss a complaint upon a determination that it, among other grounds, is frivolous. 28 U.S.C. § 19l5(e)(2)(B)(i).

Plaintiff is a resident of West Baden Springs, lndiana. He alleges that "[s]ince 1987 on a daily basis[,] the ‘Public at Large’ has ‘collectivley’ [sic] terrorized - demonized - slandered and enslaved me all across the nation, in spite of my honest efforts and good deeds." Compl. at l. Plaintiff also alleges, among other things, that he has been the victim of "hundreds of crimes against my ‘Peace and Dignity’, " and that the FBl, CIA and Secret Service "said I should §)_E." Id. at 2.

A complaint may be dismissed under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(€)(2) as frivolous when it describes fantastic or delusional scenarios or contains "fanciful factual allegation[s]." Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 325 (1989); accord Best v. Kelly, 39 F.3d 328, 330-31 (D.C. Cir. 1994). This complaint qualifies for such treatment. A separate Order of dismissal accompanies this

l\/lemorandum Opinion.

United Stat s District Judge

Date: November _2£, 2010