Dr. J.t. Garner, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Robert Stephan, Defendant-appellee, 968 F.2d 19 (10th Cir. 1992)

Appellant Garner appeals the district court's dismissal of his complaint for frivolousness under 28 U.S.C. 1915(d). The appellant has moved to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis. We grant the appellant's motion.

The appellant brought his complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the attorney general of Kansas. The appellant was apparently convicted of murder in a Kansas state court. He asserts that by failing to investigate his allegations of wrongdoing by, among others, the murder victim's brother and the sheriff, the attorney general has violated the appellant's rights and left him unjustly imprisoned.

To state a claim under section 1983, a plaintiff must point to some federal right of which the defendant has deprived him. Conclusory allegations that the attorney general's failure to investigate violated the appellant's civil rights do not suffice. The attorney general has no duty under federal law to investigate the appellant's allegations. Thus, the appellant in this case has pointed to no right, nor are we aware of any federal right, of which the attorney general has deprived the appellant.

The appellant's allegations do appear to assert that certain officials and private citizens deprived him of his civil rights by intentionally obtaining his wrongful conviction. The appellant did not make those officials parties to this action, however, and he asserts no link between them and the attorney general.

Finding no merit to the appellant's arguments on appeal, we AFFIRM the district court.

The mandate shall issue forthwith.