ANDERSON v. MEISTER et al, No. 1:2009cv00338 - Document 3 (D.D.C. 2009)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION Signed by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle on 2/10/09. (ls, )
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Ronald Anderson, Plaintiff, v. Ann Meister et aI., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) FILED FEB 2 0 2009 NANCY MAYER WHmINGTON. ClERK U.S. DISTRICT COURT Civil Action No. 09 0338 MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter is before the Court on review of plaintiff s pro se complaint and application to proceed in forma pauperis. The application will be granted and the complaint will be dismissed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A (requiring dismissal of a prisoner's complaint upon a determination that the complaint, among other grounds, seeks monetary relief from an immune defendant). Plaintiff is a prisoner at the United States Penitentiary McCreary in Pine Knot, Kentucky. He sues the Register of Wills for the District of Columbia and her deputy for rejecting his "Petition for Probate" of his mother's estate. Claiming that the defendants have deprived him of his First Amendment right to seek redress, plaintiff seeks monetary damages totaling $110,000. Like judges, court officials "are absolutely immune from liability for damages" under 42 U .S.C. § 1983 for actions taken, as alleged here, within the scope of their official duties as "an integral part of the judicial process." Sindram v. Suda, 986 F.2d 1459,1460 (D.C. Cir. 1993). The complaint therefore is dismissed. A separate Order accompanies this Memorandum Opinion. Date: February JU, 2009 L/~L 6 HVKI~ United States District Judge
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