HARRINGTON v. US GOVERNMENT, No. 1:2009cv00608 - Document 3 (D.D.C. 2009)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on 3/26/09. (ls, )
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FILED APR 02 2009 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Matthew W. Harrington, Plaintiff, v. U. S. Government, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. Clerk, U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts 09 0608 MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter is before the Court on its initial review of plaintiff s 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, is frivolous. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i). Plaintiff, a resident of San Diego, California, alleges, among other harms, that he is "not allowed to be in a good mood ... [t]he people of San Diego have been telling me that I am the biggest asshole in the world [and] [t]he U.S.M.C. has been spraying me with toxic poisons." CompI. at 1. He seeks an unspecified amount of money damages for pain and suffering. Complaints that describe fantastic or delusional scenarios or contain "fanciful factual allegation[s]" are subject to dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 325 (1989); accord Best v. Kelly, 39 F.3d 328, 330-31 (D.C. Cir. 1994). This complaint qualifies for such treatment and, thus, is dismissed. A separate Order accompanies this Memorandum Opinion. Date: March~, 2009 I ~\ 3
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