Legal Opinion

Kelvin Laneil James v. Library of Congress

District Court, D. Nevada

Decided June 30, 2026No. 2:25-cv-02560Unknown

1Opinion

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 * * * 4 KELVIN LANEIL JAMES, Case No. 2:25-cv-02560-CDS-EJY 5 Plaintiff, ORDER 6 v. and 7 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, REPORT and RECOMMENDATION 8 Defendant. 9 10 Pending before the Court are Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) 11 and Complaint alleging the Library of Congress infringed on his copyright. ECF Nos. 1, 1-1. 12 Plaintiff has not alleged facts sufficient to establish the elements of a claim for copyright 13 infringement. Although this would typically prompt the Court to grant leave to amend, Plaintiff sues 14 a…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Thomas v. ArnSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Gilbert B. Martinez v. Eddie Ylst, Superintendent, California Medical Facility SouthCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991

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