Legal Opinion

Johnson, Jr. v. United States

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided June 10, 2019No. Civil Action No. 2017-2411Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JOSEPH JOHNSON, JR., Plaintiff, v. Case No. 17-cv-2411 (CRC) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Like many Americans, pro se plaintiff Joseph Johnson, Jr., owes thousands of dollars in student loans. And he has turned to the courts for relief . . . a lot. This is his twelfth lawsuit arising out of his loans. Because Johnson already filed—and lost—at least one other federal case raising the same claims he brings here, the Court will dismiss this latest suit under the doctrine of res judicata. I. Background Johnson…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Richard Drake v. Federal Aviation AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
  5. Darrell R. Page v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984

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