Logan v. CIA ( 2022 )

Case: 22-10195 Document: 00516337722 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/31/2022
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
May 31, 2022
No. 22-10195
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
Charise L. Logan,
Plaintiff—Appellant,
versus
Central Intelligence Agency; Homeland Security;
Department of Secret Service; George W. Bush; Wendy
Logan; Calvin B. Davis,
Defendants—Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 3:22-CV-00038
Before Jolly, Willett, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam:*
Charise Logan filed a pro se complaint in the Northern District of
Texas. She purported to sue, among others, the Central Intelligence Agency,
the Secret Service, the Department of Homeland Security, and former
*
Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this
opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited
circumstances set forth in 5th Circuit Rule 47.5.4.
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President George W. Bush. From what we can best surmise from the
complaint, Logan alleges that these defendants conspired with Wendy
Logan, who impersonated Charise at various sporting events and at a dinner
with the Bush family. Logan sought to amend her complaint to attach various
exhibits, including a urine chain of custody form and a Texas appellate court
decision which held that Logan was not competent to represent herself in a
criminal trial for trespass.
A magistrate judge recommended dismissing Logan’s complaint as
frivolous pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). The district court agreed and
adopted the magistrate judge’s recommendation. Logan appeals. Her brief
on appeal is conclusory and contains additional allegations, including that
defendants conspired to make her believe she had dementia with the use of
“electronic equipment/surveillance systems” and that her young adult
children were coerced or manipulated into attending public functions,
including two Super Bowl games. Logan cites to various unrelated news
articles to explain the importance of identity theft and dedicates a portion of
her brief to the late Chadwick Boseman and the cast of the movie 21 Bridges.
“We review a district court’s dismissal of an in forma pauperis
complaint as frivolous pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i) for an abuse
of discretion.” Brewster v. Dretke, 587 F.3d 764, 767 (5th Cir. 2009). “A
claim may be dismissed as frivolous if it does not have an arguable basis in
fact or law.” Id. After reviewing the record and Appellant’s brief, we see no
error in the district court’s judgment dismissing Logan’s complaint as
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frivolous pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2).1 Accordingly, we AFFIRM
the district court.
1
This is not the first time we have affirmed the dismissal of a complaint filed by
Logan as frivolous. See Logan v. Homeland Security, 802 F. App’x 838 (5th Cir. 2020) (per
curiam).
3