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Barrino v. Obama

United States District Court, D. Columbia
Oct 26, 2009
Civil Action No. 09 2040 (D.D.C. Oct. 26, 2009)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 09 2040.

October 26, 2009


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 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, is frivolous. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i).

Plaintiff, a resident of Hyattsville, Maryland, sues President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and White House Press Secretary Robert Gibb "on the grounds that my life and well being is [sic] [in] immediate danger due to the fact that all parties named are . . . using their political power abusively and conducted a state dept. level investigation while knowing . . . that I have diplomatic immunity. . . ." Compl. at 2. The rest of the complaint is a series of illogical statements. Complaints that describe fantastic or delusional scenarios or contain "fanciful factual allegation[s]" are subject to dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). 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 and, thus, is dismissed. A separate Order accompanies this Memorandum Opinion.


Summaries of

Barrino v. Obama

United States District Court, D. Columbia
Oct 26, 2009
Civil Action No. 09 2040 (D.D.C. Oct. 26, 2009)
Case details for

Barrino v. Obama

Case Details

Full title:Tony Curtis Barrino, Plaintiff, v. President Barack Obama et al.…

Court:United States District Court, D. Columbia

Date published: Oct 26, 2009

Citations

Civil Action No. 09 2040 (D.D.C. Oct. 26, 2009)