FERRELL v. METHNEY, No. 1:2012cv00184 - Document 2 (D.D.C. 2012)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 2/7/12. (ms, )
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DAVID ARNOLD FERRELL, Petitioner, v. JACKIE METHNEY, Respondent. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. 12-0184 (EGS) MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter comes before the Court upon review of David Arnold Ferrell s pro se Petition for Emergency Writ of Habeas Corpus brought on behalf of Lawrence Earl Ralph. Petitioner is a lay person who is not qualified to appear in this Court on behalf of another person. See 28 U.S.C. ยง 1654; Georgiades v. Martin-Trigona, 729 F.2d 831, 834 (D.C. Cir. 1984). Even though plaintiff may represent himself as a pro se litigant, it does not appear that he has sustained an actual injury caused by the respondent s actions, and therefore he lacks standing to bring these claims. See Navegar, Inc. v. United States, 103 F.3d 994, 998 (D.C. Cir. 1997) (stating that a litigant has standing if his claims spring from an injury in fact an invasion of a legally protected interest that is concrete and particularized, actual or imminent and fairly traceable to the challenged act of the defendant, and likely to be redressed by a favorable decision in the federal court. ) (quoting Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555, 560-61 (1992))). Accordingly, the Court will dismiss this action without prejudice for lack of standing. An Order is issued separately. Signed: EMMET G. SULLIVAN United States District Judge Dated: February 7, 2012
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