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Finch v. American Bar Association

United States District Court, D. Columbia
Jul 13, 2011
Civil Action No. 11 1270 (D.D.C. Jul. 13, 2011)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 11 1270.

July 13, 2011


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 District of Columbia resident, sues the American Bar Association for discrimination. He alleges that defendant violated "Amendment VIII [and] Amendment IX" by "denying an American citizen Admission into The Supreme Court under terms of Being a Pro-se Litigant without any credentials from their school." Compl. at 1. He seeks "North American Constitutional Justice. . . . and a settlement between the difference of Lifting the bar and being barred." Id. at 2. A complaint may be dismissed under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) as frivolous when it describes fantastic or delusional scenarios, contains "fanciful factual allegation[s]," Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 325 (1989), or lacks "an arguable basis in law and fact." Brandon v. District of Columbia Bd. of Parole, 734 F.2d 56, 59 (D.C. Cir. 1984). This complaint qualifies for such treatment. A separate Order of dismissal accompanies this Memorandum Opinion.


Summaries of

Finch v. American Bar Association

United States District Court, D. Columbia
Jul 13, 2011
Civil Action No. 11 1270 (D.D.C. Jul. 13, 2011)
Case details for

Finch v. American Bar Association

Case Details

Full title:Shawn Martin Finch, Plaintiff, v. American Bar Association, Defendant

Court:United States District Court, D. Columbia

Date published: Jul 13, 2011

Citations

Civil Action No. 11 1270 (D.D.C. Jul. 13, 2011)