Mallgren v. United States, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted Anthony Brian Mallgren's application to proceed in forma pauperis and dismissed his pro se complaint. The court concluded that the complaint's unintelligible allegations were irrational and incredible, rendering it frivolous and depriving the court of subject-matter jurisdiction.

Holdings

1. The court granted the plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis.
2. A complaint must be dismissed as frivolous when its allegations are irrational or wholly incredible and therefore lack an arguable basis in law or fact. The plaintiff's complaint met that standard because its allegations were unintelligible and, insofar as they could be understood, irrational and incredible.
3. The court cannot exercise subject matter jurisdiction over a frivolous complaint.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the plaintiff should be permitted to proceed in forma pauperis.
2. Whether the pro se complaint should be dismissed as frivolous because its allegations lacked an arguable basis in law or fact and were irrational or wholly incredible.
3. Whether a federal court may exercise subject matter jurisdiction over a frivolous complaint.

Disposition

dismissed