FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MAY 262009 FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Clerk, U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts

Jessie Johnson,

Plaintiff,

v. Civil Action No. 09 0977 William K. Suter, Clerk of the United States Supreme Court, et at.,

Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

The plaintiff has filed a pro se complaint and an application to proceed in forma

pauperis. The Court will grant the application to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss the

complaint.

The complaint sues the Clerk of the United States Supreme Court and another person in

that office, seeking an order from this court compelling the Clerk to docket plaintiff s appeal.

The United States Supreme Court has exclusive supervisory authority over its Clerk. This Court

lacks jurisdiction to interfere with the United States Supreme Court's exclusive authority over its

Clerk and, therefore, has no authority to direct the Clerk of Court for the United States Supreme

Court to take any action in his official capacity or respecting his official duties. See In re Marin,

(D.C. Cir. 1992) (per curiam). Therefore, this case will be dismissed for lack of

subject matter jurisdiction.

A separate order accompanies this memorand

Date: ''1 rtuut 2!X1J

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