Legal Opinion
Schiff v. Trump
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 17, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2025-4571Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GRAHAM SCHIFF, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 25 - 4571 (UNA) DONALD TRUMP, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter is before the court on Plaintiff Graham Schiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2, and pro se complaint, ECF No. 1. For the reasons explained below, the court will grant Mr. Schiff’s application and dismiss the complaint without prejudice. “Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction,” and it is generally presumed that “a cause lies outside [of] this limited jurisdiction.” Kokkonen v.…
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- Ananiev v. FreitasDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
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