Barrino v. Collins
Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FILED OCT 3 0 2009 ) Clerk, us. Tony Curtis Barrino, ) Bankr~p't DIstrict and ) cy COurts Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) C IVI'1 A' N o. · chon OD 2042 ) Heidi Collins et aI., ) ) Defendants. )
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This matter is before the Court on its initial review of plaintiff s 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 resident of Hyattsville, Maryland, sues three employees of "Cable Network
News" and a member of the United States Air Force "on grounds of conspiracy [sic] to commit
extortion, conspircy [sic] to commit physocolocial [sic] damages-distress and mental anuguish
[sic] .... " CompI. at 2. The rambling complaint consists of a series of illogical statements and a
demand for damages exceeding $60 trillion. Complaints that describe fantastic or delusional
scenarios or contain "fanciful factual allegation[s]" are subject to dismissal under 28 U.S.c.
§ 1915(e)(2). Neitzke v. Williams,
490 U.S. 319, 325(1989); accord Best v. Kelly,
39 F.3d 328, 330-31(D.C. Cir. 1994). This complaint qualifies for such treatment and, thus, is dismissed. A
separate Order accompanies this Memorandum Opinion.
United States Districlige Date: October c::ath, 2009
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