Opinion
Civil Action 22-3844 (UNA)
02-07-2023
JAMES JORDAN, IV, Plaintiff, v. LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFFS, Defendant.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RUDOLPH CONTRERAS United States District Judge
Plaintiff, appearing pro se, has filed a Complaint, ECF No. 1, and an application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2. The Court will grant the application and dismiss the case.
Plaintiff, a resident of Laurel, Maryland, has sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff, alleging only that “Defendant has been terrorizing Plaintiff by chemical weapons, false arrest, illegal search and seizure, [and] invasion of privacy.” Federal courts “are without power to entertain claims otherwise within their jurisdiction if,” as here, “they are so attenuated and unsubstantial as to be absolutely devoid of merit, wholly insubstantial, [or] obviously frivolous[.]” Hagans v. Lavine, 415 U.S. 528, 536-37 (1974) (internal quotation marks and citations omitted). Therefore, this action will be dismissed by separate order.