Xiu Sun v. Rudolph Contreras ( 2021 )

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
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No. 20-5293 September Term, 2020
1:20-cv-00197-EGS
Filed On: February 17, 2021
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,
Appellee
Xiu Jian Sun, The Spiritual Adam,
Appellant
v.
Rudolph Contreras,
Appellee
ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
BEFORE: Katsas and Walker, Circuit Judges, and Sentelle, Senior Circuit
Judge
JUDGMENT
This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court
for the District of Columbia and on the brief filed by appellant. See Fed. R. App. P.
34(a)(2); D.C. Cir. Rule 34(j). It is
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court’s order filed July 16, 2020 be
affirmed. Appellant has shown no error in the district court’s dismissal of the case for
lack of subject matter jurisdiction and on the ground that the complaint failed to state a
claim upon which relief may be granted. See, e.g., Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678
(2009) (“To survive a motion to dismiss, a complaint must contain sufficient factual
matter, accepted as true, to ‘state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.’”)
(quoting Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007)); Tooley v. Napolitano,
586 F.3d 1006, 1009 (D.C. Cir. 2009) (“A complaint may be dismissed on jurisdictional
grounds when it is patently insubstantial, presenting no federal question suitable for
decision.”) (internal quotation marks omitted).
United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
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No. 20-5293 September Term, 2020
Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. The Clerk
is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after resolution
of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc. See Fed. R. App.
P. 41(b); D.C. Cir. Rule 41.
Per Curiam
FOR THE COURT:
Mark J. Langer, Clerk
BY: /s/
Daniel J. Reidy
Deputy Clerk
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