Leon v. Exponent, Inc et al

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ORDER by Judge Richard A Jones; The court dismisses this action. The clerk shall enter judgment in accordance with this order. (TF)

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HONORABLE RICHARD A. JONES

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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MICHAEL A. LEON,
Plaintiff,

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CASE NO. C14-95RAJ
v.
ORDER
EXPONENT, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

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This matter comes before the court on review of the complaint of Plaintiff Michael

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A. Leon. He is proceeding in this case without the assistance of an attorney and in forma

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pauperis. In a case where a plaintiff proceeds in forma pauperis, the court “shall dismiss

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the case” if it determines that the plaintiff’s complaint is “frivolous or malicious” or “fails

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to state a claim on which relief may be granted . . . .” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B).

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Mr. Leon’s complaint is incomprehensible. He appears to assert that he once

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worked for a subcontractor of The Boeing Company, and that he suffered adverse

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consequences in connection with an investigation into problems with a battery aboard a

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new model of Boeing airplane. The court may be wrong; the complaint is exceedingly

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difficult to read, it is strewn with lengthy excerpts from news reports, dozens of bible

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verses, and more. The only cause of action it asserts is one that Mr. Leon labels

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“Defamation Invasion of Privacy False Light Emotional Distress.” Boeing has filed a

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statement listing fourteen cases that Mr. Leon has filed in various federal district courts in

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the last year. The court’s review of the docket in a few of those cases suggests that all of

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them raise the same sort of incomprehensible allegations.
The court concludes that Mr. Leon’s complaint is frivolous or malicious and that,

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in any event, it fails to state a claim on which the court can grant relief. The court

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accordingly dismisses the action. The clerk shall enter judgment in accordance with this

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order.

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DATED this 21st day of February, 2014.

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The Honorable Richard A. Jones
United States District Court Judge

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