Quinn v. Department of Justice ( 2022 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ANDREW QUINN, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. ) Civil Action No. 22-2524 (UNA)
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, et al., )
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Defendants. )
MEMORANDUM OPINION
A “complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to ‘state a claim to
relief that is plausible on its face.’” Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009) (quoting Bell
Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007)). Here, plaintiff purports to bring this action
against the United States Department of Justice, Verizon and TMobile, which are responsible
harassing plaintiff, invading his privacy, and falsely imprisoning him, and for these alleged
harms, plaintiff demands an award of $20 million. See Compl. at 4. Missing from the
complaint, however, are factual allegations of any kind. Plaintiff does not state when, where, or
how defendants brought about the harms alleged, and without factual allegations the complaint
utterly fails to state a plausible legal claim.
The Court will grant plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss the
complaint and this civil action without prejudice. A separate order of dismissal accompanies this
Memorandum Opinion.
DATE: September 29, 2022
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JIA M. COBB
United States District Judge