Opinion
Case: 1:16-cv-00457
03-03-2016
ROBERT HEARD, Plaintiff, v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL, Defendant.
Assigned To : Unassigned
Assign. Date : 3/8/2016
Description: Pro Se Gen. Civil (F Deck) MEMORANDUM OPINION
The trial court has the discretion to decide whether a complaint is frivolous, and such finding is appropriate when the facts alleged are irrational or wholly incredible. Denton v. Hernandez, 504 U.S. 25, 33 (1992); see Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 325 (1989) ("[A] complaint, containing as it does both factual allegations and legal conclusions, is frivolous where it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in fact."). Among other things, the plaintiff alleges that the he has been the victim of assaults, attempted murder, and identity theft "on so many occasions that [he] can ha[]rdly tell of whom [he is]." Compl. at 1. He also alleges that "they tried to murder [him] on several previous ocassions [sic] for filing suits" in the courts. Id. As compensation for, among other harms, "extreme inhumane treatment, such as being in the rain and cold for about a year [with] no bath," id. at 2, the plaintiff demands damages of $ 20 million, id.
Having reviewed the complaint, the Court concludes that what factual contentions are identifiable are baseless and wholly incredible. Furthermore, the allegations of the complaint "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). Therefore, the Court will grant the plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis and will dismiss the complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i) as frivolous. An Order consistent with this Memorandum Opinion is issued separately. DATE: 3/3/16
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United States District Judge