Legal Opinion

Lott v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided March 3, 1987No. 112-87CPublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER(i) Granting Motion To Proceed In Forma Pauperis

and(ii) Directing Dismissal of Complaint

WIESE, Judge.

In this motion, plaintiff, acting pro se, asks leave of court to proceed in forma pauperis to pursue a claim against the United States for monetary and other relief. Upon consideration of plaintiff’s submissions, the court grants the motion to proceed in forma pauperis, but orders that the complaint be dismissed for failure to state a claim within the court’s jurisdiction.

Plaintiff alleges that he was wrongfully convicted of a federal kidnapping charge, in part on the basis of erroneous…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Grayson v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1958

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Humphrey v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2002
  2. Cooper v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2012
  3. Alston-Bullock v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2015
  4. Wood v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2009
  5. Zakiya v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2007

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