Warren v. Federal Government

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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis [Doc. #2] is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk shall not issue process or cause process to issue upon the complaint because the complaint is legally frivolous or fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, or both. An appropriate Order of Dismissal shall accompany this Memorandum and Order. Signed by District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on 10/11/2013. (NCL)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
CALVIN WARREN,
Plaintiff,
v.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, et al.,
Defendants.

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No. 4:13CV1643 AGF

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court upon its own review. On August 23, 2013
the Court ordered plaintiff to submit a CJA Form 23 financial affidavit within
twenty (20) days of the date of the Memorandum and Order. Plaintiff has failed to
do so.1 Nevertheless, as plaintiff is proceeding pro se before this Court, the Court
takes judicial notice of the financial affidavits he has filed in other proceedings
filed before this Court and finds that his motion to proceed in forma pauperis

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Mail to the plaintiff has been returned as undeliverable. Under Local Rule
2.06(B), the Court may dismiss an action if a plaintiff fails to notify the Court
within 30 days of a change in address. However, the Court notes that plaintiff has
continued to file additional actions before this Court using the same address as the
address listed in this action and mail has not been returned in the other actions
before this Court. Thus, it is unclear why the mail was returned in this case. In an
abundance of caution the Court will not dismiss the action under Local Rule
2.06(B).

should be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915. However, for the reasons stated below,
the Court will dismiss this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B).
28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B), the Court must dismiss a complaint
filed in forma pauperis if the action is frivolous, malicious, fails to state a claim
upon which relief can be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is
immune from such relief. An action is frivolous if it “lacks an arguable basis in
either law or fact.” Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 328 (1989). An action is
malicious if it is undertaken for the purpose of harassing the named defendants
and not for the purpose of vindicating a cognizable right. Spencer v. Rhodes, 656
F. Supp. 458, 461-63 (E.D.N.C. 1987), aff’d, 826 F.2d 1059 (4th Cir. 1987).
To determine whether an action fails to state a claim upon which relief can
be granted, the Court must engage in a two-step inquiry. First, the Court must
identify the allegations in the complaint that are not entitled to the assumption of
truth. Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S. Ct. 1937, 1950-51 (2009). These include “legal
conclusions” and “[t]hreadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action [that
are] supported by mere conclusory statements.” Id. at 1949. Second, the Court
must determine whether the complaint states a plausible claim for relief. Id. at
1950-51. This is a “context-specific task that requires the reviewing court to draw
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on its judicial experience and common sense.” Id. at 1950. The plaintiff is
required to plead facts that show more than the “mere possibility of misconduct.”
Id. The Court must review the factual allegations in the complaint “to determine if
they plausibly suggest an entitlement to relief.” Id. at 1951. When faced with
alternative explanations for the alleged misconduct, the Court may exercise its
judgment in determining whether plaintiff’s conclusion is the most plausible or
whether it is more likely that no misconduct occurred. Id. at 1950, 51-52.
The Complaint
Plaintiff seeks damages in the amount of nine hundred trillion dollars based
on allegations that his constitutional rights have been violated. The defendants he
names are the Federal Government, President Barack Obama, the Vice President,
“prejudice white policies,” Jessie Jackson, Jr., Faracon, the Nation of Islam, Dr.
Elijah Mahomet, Billy Graham, Ned Graham, Former President Bill Clinton,
Former Vice President Al Gore, Hillary Clinton, “the black clergy,” and “the
prejudiced white clergy of America.”
Plaintiff alleges that defendants are stalking and plotting to murder him, his
brother, and other members of his family. He claims that defendants have
slandered them and that they physically assaulted and shot at his brother. In

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addition, plaintiff claims that the Obama Administration is “using racism, and
terrorism, and satanism” against him and his family.
Discussion
Although a pro se complaint is to be liberally construed, the complaint must
contain a short and plain summary of facts sufficient to give fair notice of the
claim asserted. Means v. Wilson, 522 F.2d 833, 840 (8th Cir. 1975); see also,
Fed.R.Civ.P. 8 and 10. The Court will not supply additional facts or construct a
legal theory for plaintiff that assumes facts that have not been pleaded. Having
carefully reviewed the complaint, the Court concludes that plaintiff’s factual
allegations are clearly baseless, if not delusional,2 and fail to state a claim or cause
of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 or Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of
Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). For these reasons, the complaint
will be dismissed without prejudice.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma
pauperis [Doc. #2] is GRANTED.

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An action is factually frivolous if the facts alleged are “clearly baseless”;
allegations are clearly baseless if they are “fanciful,” “delusional,” or “fantastic.”
Denton v. Hernandez, 504 U.S. 25, 32-33 (1992). The allegations in the complaint
are factually frivolous under Denton.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk shall not issue process or
cause process to issue upon the complaint because the complaint is legally
frivolous or fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, or both.
An appropriate Order of Dismissal shall accompany this Memorandum and
Order.
Dated this 11th day of October, 2013.

AUDREY G. FLEISSIG
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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