Legal Opinion
Alford v. Koses
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 7, 2023No. Civil Action No. 2022-3753Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LORETTA JEAN ALFORD, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Civil Action No. 22-3753 (UNA) ) ) JEFFREY KOSES et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION This action, brought pro se, is before the Court on review of Plaintiff’s Complaint for Violation of Civil Rights Complaint, ECF No. 1, and application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2. The Court will grant the application and dismiss the complaint. Complaints filed by pro se litigants are held to less stringent standards than those applied to formal pleadings drafted by lawyers. See Haines v.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- 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
- Jiggetts v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017