FILED
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MAR. 15, 2022
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Clerk, U.S. District & Bankruptcy
Court for the District of Columbia
SHAUN RUSHING, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. ) Civil Action No. 22-202 (UNA)
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UNITED STATES et al., )
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Defendants. )
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Plaintiff, appearing pro se, has filed a “Lawsuit 2 count,” ECF No. 1, and an application to
proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 3. The Court will grant the in forma pauperis application
and dismiss the case.
“[F]ederal courts are without power to entertain claims otherwise within their jurisdiction
if,” as here, “they are so attenuated and unsubstantial as to be absolutely devoid of merit, wholly
insubstantial, [or] obviously frivolous[.]” Hagans v. Lavine, 415 U.S. 528, 536–37 (1974)
(internal quotation marks and citations omitted). Plaintiff is a resident of Grand Rapids, Michigan,
who has sued the U.S. Congress for “999.5 Trillion dollars.” The one-page pleading mentions
unfair treatment but is otherwise incomprehensible. Consequently, this action will be dismissed.
A separate order accompanies this Memorandum Opinion.
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AMIT P. MEHTA
United States District Judge
Date: March 15, 2022