Legal Opinion
Wells v. Trump
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 23, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2025-1598Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) KELVIN WELLS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 25-cv-01598 (APM) ) DONALD J. TRUMP, ) ) Defendant. ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter is before the court on its initial review of Plaintiff’s pro se complaint. For the reasons set forth below, the court dismisses the complaint without prejudice. Complaints filed by pro se plaintiffs are held to “less stringent standards” than those applied to pleadings drafted by lawyers, Haines v. Kerner,
404 U.S. 519,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Brown v. CalifanoDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1977
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