Opinion
Civil Action 21-2189 (UNA)
08-31-2021
JOHN LAURENCE BERMAN, Plaintiff, v. KRISTIN DRAPER, Defendant
MEMORANDUM OPINION
EMMET G. SULLIVAN United States District Judge
This matter is before the Court on consideration of plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2), his pro se complaint (ECF No. 1), and motions for injunctive relief (ECF No. 3) and for recusal (ECF No. 4).
Plaintiff is the beneficiary of a trust whose claims pertain to the distribution of the trust's assets and use of those assets to pay legal fees. These matters are the subject of a separate civil action which the Court recently dismissed, see Berman v. Draper, No. 1:21-cv-1526 (D.D.C. Aug. 5, 2021), and plaintiff has filed a notice of appeal on August 26, 2021. The Court, therefore, will dismiss the complaint and this civil action without prejudice as duplicative, and deny the motions as moot. An Order is issued separately.