Opinion
Civil Action No. 17-1140 (UNA)
06-23-2017
ALBERT SHADE, Plaintiff, v. TOM VILSACK, Defendant.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
The Court construes the complaint as plaintiff's latest attempt to sue the United States Department of Agriculture for its discriminatory lending practices in 1982. The court previously held that there is no legal basis to do so outside of the Consent Decree reached in Pigford v. Glickman, Civ. No. 97-1978 (D.D.C. 1999). See Shade v. U.S. Cong., 942 F. Supp. 2d 43, 49 (D.D.C. 2013), aff'd sub nom. Shade v. Cong., No. 13-5185, 2013 WL 5975978 (D.C. Cir. Oct. 15, 2013).
The Court will grant plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss the complaint. An Order consistent with this Memorandum Opinion is issued separately. DATE: June 23, 2017
/s/_________
United States District Judge