U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 2021

Roy Day v. Joseph Biden

Roy Day v. Joseph Biden
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Decided April 9, 2021

Roy Day v. Joseph Biden

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT ____________ No. 20-5305 September Term, 2020 1:20-cv-02397-UNA Filed On: April 9, 2021 Roy A. Day, Appellant v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Thomas J. Vilsack, Appellees ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BEFORE: Rogers and Wilkins, Circuit Judges, and Sentelle, Senior Circuit Judge JUDGMENT This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and on the brief and appendix filed by appellant. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); D.C. Cir. Rule 34(j). Upon consideration of the foregoing, and the request for initial hearing en banc, it is ORDERED that the request for initial hearing en banc be denied. See Fed. R. App. P. 35(a). It is FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court’s order filed September 29, 2020, be affirmed. Appellant has not identified any error in the district court’s dismissal of the case without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)(3); Warth v. Seldin, 422 U.S. 490, 499 (1975) (“[W]hen the asserted harm is a ‘generalized grievance’ shared in substantially equal measure by all or a large class of citizens, that harm alone normally does not warrant exercise of jurisdiction.”). Nor has appellant shown that the district court abused its discretion in holding that the complaint failed to comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a), which requires “a short and plain statement of the grounds for the court's jurisdiction” and “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.” See Ciralsky v. CIA, 355 F.3d 661, 668-69 (D.C. Cir. 2004).

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT ____________ No. 20-5305 September Term, 2020 Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. The Clerk is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after resolution of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc. See Fed. R. App. P. 41(b); D.C. Cir. Rule 41.

Per Curiam FOR THE COURT: Mark J. Langer, Clerk BY: /s/ Daniel J. Reidy Deputy Clerk

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