FINCH v. SULLIVAN, No. 1:2011cv01606 - Document 3 (D.D.C. 2011)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on 9/3/2011. (ls, )
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FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Shawn Martin Finch, Plaintiff, v. Emmet G. Sullivan, Defendant. SEP -7 2011 Clerk, U S DiSk:' Courts fo'r the D;;~~c~ Btankruptcy o COlumbIa Civil Action No. 11 1bO ~ MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter is before the Court on review ofthe plaintiff's 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. ยง 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) (requiring dismissal of a complaint upon a determination that the complaint, among other enumerated grounds, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted). The plaintiff is a District of Columbia resident. In the complaint captioned "Action Involves Discrimination," the plaintiff sues United States District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of this Court for "dismissal of cases and denying a fair hearing." Complaint at 1. He seeks '"to have [d]ismissed cases reopened and trialed [sic]." Id. at 2. Judges are absolutely immune from lawsuits predicated, as here, on their official acts. Forrester v. White, 484 U.S. 219,225 (1988); Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U.S. 349,355-57 (1978); Sindram v. Suda, 986 F.2d 1459, 1460 (D.C. Cir. 1993). Therefore, this case will be dismissed. A separate Order accompanies this kl5.!Hu- Memorandum Opinion. 'Ul1iteiStates District Judge N Date: /er-i:;L 3 ,2011 3
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