HICKMAN v. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 1:2009cv00342 - Document 3 (D.D.C. 2009)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION Signed by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle on 2/6/09. (ls, )

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Derian Douglas Hickman, Plaintiff, v. Supreme Court of the United States of America, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) FILED FEB 2 0 2009 NANCY MAYER WHlmNGTON, CLERK U.S. DISTRICT COURT Civil Action No. 09 0342 MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter is before the Court on its initial review of plaintiffs pro se complaint and application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e), the Court is required to dismiss a complaint upon a determination that it, among other grounds, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted or is frivolous. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i)-(ii). Plaintiff, a resident of Washington, D.C., sues the Supreme Court ultimately for "any and all of my previous income totaling over SOO million or more." CompI. at 2. Besides the fact that the complaint is nothing more than a list of requests, the relief sought is beyond the scope of the Supreme Court's authority. A separate Order of dismissal accompanies this Memorandum Opinion. £iL~ 0 t/~C Date: February , \~\ It, United States District Judge 2009

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