Georgios Vloutis v. Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft ( 2023 )

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
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No. 23-7097 September Term, 2023
1:23-cv-01926-UNA
Filed On: October 30, 2023
Georgios V. Vloutis,
Appellant
v.
Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft,
Appellee
ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
BEFORE: Wilkins, Katsas, and Walker, Circuit Judges
JUDGMENT
This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court
for the District of Columbia and on the brief and supplement filed by appellant. See
Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); D.C. Cir. Rule 34(j). Upon consideration of the foregoing and
the motion to appoint counsel, it is
ORDERED that the motion to appoint counsel be denied. In civil cases,
appellants are not entitled to appointment of counsel when they have not demonstrated
sufficient likelihood of success on the merits. It is
FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court’s order filed
July 6, 2023 be affirmed. The district court properly dismissed appellant’s case on the
ground that the complaint failed to state a plausible claim upon which relief may be
granted because his complaint alleged in conclusory fashion that appellee was liable for
terrorists mishandling his lost airplane luggage. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii);
Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009) (requiring a complaint to contain sufficient
factual matter, alleged in non-conclusory terms, to state a claim to relief that is plausible
on its face).
Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. The Clerk
is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after resolution
United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
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No. 23-7097 September Term, 2023
of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc. See Fed. R. App.
P. 41(b); D.C. Cir. Rule 41.
Per Curiam
FOR THE COURT:
Mark J. Langer, Clerk
BY: /s/
Daniel J. Reidy
Deputy Clerk
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