West v. Cabral

FILED
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NOV 19 2009
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Clerk, U.S. District and
Bankruptcy Courts
Leothis West, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. )
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Civil Action No.
O~ 2181
Anna Escobedo Cabral, )
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Defendant. )
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This matter is before the Court on its initial review of plaintiffs pro se complaint and
application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e), the Court is
required to dismiss a complaint upon a determination that it, among other grounds, is frivolous.
28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i).
Plaintiff, a District of Columbia resident, sues former United States Treasurer Anna
Escobedo Cabral for $100,000, claiming "Fraud and False Statement (In God We Trust)." The
one-page complaint includes a copy of the front and back sides of the one dollar bill. A
complaint may be dismissed as frivolous when, as here, "there is indisputably absent any factual
and legal basis for the asserted wrong." Brandon v. District of Columbia Bd. of Parole, 734 F.2d
56,59 (D.C. Cir. 1984). A separate Order accompanies this Memorandum Opinion.
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Date: October ~, 2009
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