Rogers v. Pittman

• Court: District Court, District of Columbia
• Decided: July 27, 2011
• Docket: Civil Action No. 2011-1368
• Status: Published

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT C()URT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA F I L E D

.|UL 2 7 2011 Alford Rogers, ) C|erk, U.S. District & Bankruptcy ) Courts for the District of Columbia Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. . ) 11 1368 Arthur Pittman, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINlON

This matter is before the Court on its initial review of plaintiff’ s pro se complaint and application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 191 S(e), the Court is required to dismiss a complaint upon a determination that it, among other grounds, is frivolous. 28 U.S.C. § l9l5(e)(2)(B)(i).

Plaintiff, a presumed resident of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, sues an individual located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. (The White House). ln a lengthy handwritten unpaginated complaint, plaintiff alleges, inter alz`a, that defendant "was hired by several presidents to assassinate the plaintiff . . . for the purpose of stealing inventions." Compl. at l. The complaint includes many other bizarre and wholly incredulous allegations. A complaint may be dismissed under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(€)(2) as frivolous when it describes fantastic or delusional scenarios, contains "fanciful factual allegation[s]," Nez'tzke v. Willz'ams, 490 U.S. 319, 325 (1989), or lacks "an arguable basis in law and fact." Brandon v. Dism`ct of Columbia Bd. of

Parole, 734 F.Zd 56, 59 (D.C. Cir. 1984). This complaint

separate Order of dismissal accompanies this M

United Sfates District Judge

DATE: Julyz § , 2011