Krug v. Roberts
Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) GREGORY CHARLES KRUG, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 10-02069 (ABJ) ) JOHN G. ROBERTS, JR., et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________)
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This matter is before the Court on plaintiff’s pro se complaint filed on December 3, 2010.
The Court will dismiss the complaint sua sponte for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.1
Plaintiff is a prisoner at the United States Penitentiary in Salters, South Carolina suing the
nine justices of the United States Supreme Court seeking damages for the justices’ alleged failure
to recuse themselves from considering a petition for a writ of certiorari that plaintiff filed in
2009. Compl ¶ 7. This Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction to review the decisions of the
Supreme Court. In re Marin,
956 F.2d 339(D.C. Cir. 1992). Denial of a petition for writ of
certiorari is a judicial action and the Supreme Court justices are absolutely immune from
liability. Reddy v. O’Connor,
520 F. Supp. 2d 124, 130(D.D.C. 2007) (citing Sindram v. Suda,
986 F.2d 1459(D.C. Cir. 1993).
1 “If the court determines at any time that it lacks subject-matter jurisdiction, the court must dismiss the action.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)(3). Accordingly, the complaint is dismissed. A separate Order accompanies this
Memorandum Opinion.
/s/ AMY BERMAN JACKSON United States District Judge DATE: June 13, 2011
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