HOHENSEE v. BUSH et al, No. 1:2009cv00424 - Document 3 (D.D.C. 2009)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION Signed by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle on 2/11/09. (ls, )
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t UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Rick Allen Hohensee, Plaintiff, v. George Walker Bush et at., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. FILED MAR - 5 2009 NANCY ~SYED/RSTRwHlmNGTON, CLERK ¢ ¢ ICl"COURT 09 0424 MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter is before the Court on review of plaintiffs 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. § 1915(e)(2) (requiring dismissal ofa complaint upon a determination that the complaint, among other grounds, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted). Plaintiff, a resident of the District of Columbia, seeks to bring war crimes against former President George Walker Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. The prosecution of war crimes is the exclusive domain of international tribunals. See, e.g., Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 548 U.S. 557, 610 (2006) (discussing source oflaw); cf Rockefeller v. us. Court ofAppeals Office, for Tenth Circuit, 248 F. Supp. 2d 17,23 (D.D.C. 2003 ) ("criminal statutes [] do not convey a private right of action"); 28 U.S.C. § 547(1) (the United States Attorney "shall prosecute for all offenses against the United States")). Hence, the complaint is dismissed. A separate Order of accompanies this Memorandum Opinion. Date: February ~, 2009 United States District Judge
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