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Dixon v. Formal District of Columbia Police

United States District Court, D. Columbia
Sep 18, 2008
Civil Action No. 08 1811 (D.D.C. Sep. 18, 2008)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 08 1811.

September 18, 2008


MEMORANDUM OPINION


Plaintiff has filed a pro se complaint and an application to proceed in forma pauperis. His application will be granted, but his complaint will be dismissed as frivolous. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i).

The complaint is brief. It states that the plaintiff "is suing the formal District of Columbia Police for repossession of my mansion at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue[,] Washington, D.C. I want everyone to leave the keys and vacate my premises. Thank you." (Compl. at 1.)

Where a plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis, a court is obligated to review the complaint and dismiss it if it is frivolous. This complaint presents the sort of "fantastic and delusional scenario" that warrants immediate dismissal, Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 327 (1989), and will be dismissed as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i).

A related Order accompanies this Memorandum Opinion.


Summaries of

Dixon v. Formal District of Columbia Police

United States District Court, D. Columbia
Sep 18, 2008
Civil Action No. 08 1811 (D.D.C. Sep. 18, 2008)
Case details for

Dixon v. Formal District of Columbia Police

Case Details

Full title:ERNEST L. DIXON, Plaintiff, v. FORMAL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA POLICE…

Court:United States District Court, D. Columbia

Date published: Sep 18, 2008

Citations

Civil Action No. 08 1811 (D.D.C. Sep. 18, 2008)