Opinion
Civil Action No. 0482
03-22-2012
Audrey Carter, Plaintiff, v. Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama, et al. Defendants.
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 Burlington, New Jersey, purports to sue the wife and daughters of President Barack Obama and former President George Bush. See Compl. Caption. In her one-page complaint, plaintiff alleges, inter alia, that Michelle Obama "was never married to Barrack [sic] Obama before he became President[,] [that] he met [Michelle] while she was working in a 'Go Go' bar [,] [that] Michelle knew President [] Obama was dating me and later married me in August 2012[,] [and that] Michelle began to blackmail and threaten my husband President Obama ...." Compl.
Plaintiff's outlandish and scandalous accusations are the type of fantastic or delusional scenarios warranting dismissal under § 1915(e)(2) as frivolous. See Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 325 (1989); Best v. Kelly, 39 F.3d 328, 330-31 (D.C. Cir. 1994). Furthermore, the allegations "constitute the sort of patently insubstantial claims" that deprive the Court of subject matter jurisdiction. Tooley v. Napolitano, 586 F.3d 1006, 1010 (D.C. Cir. 2009); see Caldwell v. Kagan, 111 F. Supp.2d 177, 178 (D.D.C. 2011) ("A district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction when the complaint 'is patently insubstantial, presenting no federal question suitable for decision.' ") (quoting Tooley, 586 F.3d at 1009). Hence, the complaint will be dismissed with prejudice. A separate Order accompanies this Memorandum Opinion.
_______________
United States District Judge