Opinion
Civil Action 22-622 (UNA)
03-29-2022
OMAR MEDINA ALEJANDRO, Plaintiff, v. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Defendant.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
AMIT P. MEHTA UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
Plaintiff, appearing pro se, has filed a form Complaint for a Civil Case, ECF No. 1, and an application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2. The Court will grant the application and dismiss the case.
Plaintiff is a resident of San Pedro, California, who has sued the U.S. Department of Defense. He wants, among other relief, “15 Million dollars for pointing out a flaw in the U.S. military” regarding military salaries. Compl. at 4. Under Statement of Claim, Plaintiff writes:
It is unconstitutional for the military to remain poor. The United States cannot allow persons in the U.S. military to be taken advantaged of because the U.S. military are poor. It is against the law to take advantage of the poor. I will sue the United States for 2.4 Trillion dollars if the United States takes advantage of the poor: U.S. military.Id.
“[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). Consequently, this action will be dismissed. A separate order accompanies this Memorandum Opinion.