Opinion
Civil Action No. 08-1430.
September 4, 2008
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This matter is before the Court on plaintiff's pro se complaint and application to proceed in forma pauperis. The Court will grant the application to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss the case pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A.
Section 1915A requires the Court to "review, before docketing, if feasible . . . a [civil] complaint . . . in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity" and to dismiss the complaint upon a determination that, among other grounds, it seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a)-(b).
Plaintiff, a federal prisoner confined at the Administrative Maximum facility in Florence, Colorado, sues Senator Barack Obama for allegedly refusing to investigate his complaint about corruption within the federal judiciary. He seeks $10 million in damages. Members of Congress are absolutely immune from lawsuits, such as this one, arising from the performance of their official duties. Dombrowski v. Eastland, 387 U.S. 82, 85 (1967); Fields v. Office of Eddie Bernice Johnson, 459 F.3d 1, 9-10 (D.C. Cir. 2006) (citing cases). The complaint therefore will be dismissed by separate Order issued contemporaneously.