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Pendleton v. U.S. Penitentiary

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
May 19, 2009
325 F. App'x 709 (10th Cir. 2009)

Opinion

No. 09-3078.

May 19, 2009.

Sammy Lee Pendleton, Springfield, MO, pro se.

Before LUCERO, MURPHY, and McCONNELL, Circuit Judges.


ORDER AND JUDGMENT

The case is unanimously ordered submitted without oral argument pursuant to Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2) and 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. The court generally disfavors the citation of orders and judgments; nevertheless, an order and judgment may be cited under the terms and conditions of 10th Cir. R. 32.1.


Sammy Lee Pendleton, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court's dismissal of his Bivens action. See Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971). Pendleton's complaint alleges that employees of the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, used his name and Social Security number to steal $45 million from the United States Treasury. He further alleges that penitentiary employees tortured him, locked onto his brain with radar, and raped and murdered a staff member who warned Pendleton about the use of his Social Security number.

The district court dismissed the complaint pursuant to its screening function under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, concluding that Pendleton's allegations were frivolous and "delusional." For substantially the same reasons given by the district court, we AFFIRM. We construe Pendleton's "Evidence in Remedy/Brief in Pleading" as a motion to file a supplemental appendix and DENY the motion because the submitted evidence has no bearing on our determination. All other pending motions are DENIED.


Summaries of

Pendleton v. U.S. Penitentiary

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
May 19, 2009
325 F. App'x 709 (10th Cir. 2009)
Case details for

Pendleton v. U.S. Penitentiary

Case Details

Full title:Sammy Lee PENDLETON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES PENITENTIARY OF…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Date published: May 19, 2009

Citations

325 F. App'x 709 (10th Cir. 2009)

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