Legal Opinion
Butler v. California State Disbursement Unit
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 28, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2013-1684PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Ketanji Brown Jackson, United States District Judge
This matter comes before the court on review of plaintiff s application to proceed in forma pauperis and pro se civil complaint. The Court will grant the application, and dismiss the complaint.
Plaintiff, who describes himself as a “natural born sovereign man,” Compl. at 2 (page numbers designated by the Court), alleges that the defendants are forcing him “to do business without a contract agreement.” Id. at 1. He also invokes “federal copyright[] law” to challenge the use of “the name of Christopher DeShawn Butler in all…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Brown v. CalifanoDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1977
- Jarrell v. TischDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1987
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