Opinion
2:21-mc-51044
11-05-2021
JOHN DOE, Petitioner/Plaintiff, v. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL DANA NESSEL, OAKLAND COUNTY CEO DAVID COULTER, Respondents/Defendants.
OPINION AND ORDER SUMMARILY DISMISSING ACTION
LINDA V. PARKER, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE.
On July 29, 2021, Petitioner/Plaintiff filed a “Motion for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive Relief” with this Court. (ECF No. 1.) It appears from the filing that Petitioner/Plaintiff is seeking relief related to his guilty plea to certain felonies in the Circuit Court for Oakland County.
The Court is dismissing this action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Even when construed liberally, the Court is unable to discern any remotely plausible federal cause of action set forth in the filing. Steel Co. v. Citizens for Better Env't, 523 U.S. 83, 89 (1998) (providing that dismissal of a federal claim for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction is proper where the claim is “so insubstantial, implausible, foreclosed by prior decisions of this Court, or otherwise completely devoid of merit as not to involve a federal controversy”). And to the extent Petitioner/Plaintiff is challenging his state court convictions or is seeking to sue individuals or entities responsible for any conduct leading to his alleged “fraud-based plea bargain, ” the proper vehicle to do so is through an application for the writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 or a civil complaint complying with the requirements of Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (“A pleading that states a claim for relief must contain . . . a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.”) (emphasis added). There is a “Complaint for a Civil Case” form available on the District's website at http://www.mied.uscourts.gov/index.cfm?pageFunction=proSe. The website offers an entire section devoted to “Representing Yourself, ” including a “How to File a Lawsuit Handbook.” See id.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.