Perkins v. Barr
Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
_________________________________________ ) VICTOR B. PERKINS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 19-1793 (UNA) ) WILLIAM BARR, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) _________________________________________ )
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Plaintiff is a civil detainee in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He demands
his immediate release and, as “Financial Compensation for the . . . Wrongful Civil Commitment
and Wrongful Imprisonment,” Compl. at 4, an award of $5 million. The Court will grant Plaintiff’s
application to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss the complaint for the same reasons set forth
in Perkins v. Ashcroft, No. 17-cv-963 (D.D.C. June 16, 2017), aff’d,
708 F. App’x 694(D.C. Cir.
2017) (per curiam).
An Order is issued separately.
DATE: April 15, 2020 /s/ AMY BERMAN JACKSON United States District Judge
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