Hafed v. United States Supreme Court ( 2009 )

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NANCY j 4AYER WHITTINGTON, CLERK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT /' S. DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Shaaban Shaaban Hafed, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. )
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Civil Action No.
09 0327
United States Supreme Court et at., )
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Defendants. )
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This matter is before the Court on plaintiffs pro se complaint and application to proceed
in forma pauperis. The Court will grant the application and dismiss the complaint for lack of
subject matter jurisdiction. I
Plaintiff is a prisoner at the United States Penitentiary in Florence, Colorado, suing the
United States Supreme Court and Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., for the alleged denial of his
petition for a writ of certiorari. He seeks injunctive relief and $1 in "punitive"damages. CompI.
at 14. This Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction to review the decisions of the Supreme Court.
In re Marin, 956 F.2d 339 (D.C. Cir. 1992). "It seems axiomatic that a lower court may not order
the judges or officers of a higher court to take an action." Panko v. Rodak, 606 F .2d 168, 171 n.6
(7th Cir. 1979), cert. denied, 444 U.S. 1081 (1980). Accordingly, the complaint is dismissed. A
separate Order accompanies this Memorandum Opinion.
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United States District Judge
Date: February ~, 2009
I "If the court determines at any time that it lacks subject-matter jurisdiction, the court
must dismiss the action." Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)(3).
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