Cuthbert O. Simpkins v. District of Columbia Government

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• holding that district court’s dismissal of constitutional claims on the merits rather than for insufficiency of process was proper where claims were meritless
• recognizing that district court may dismiss action, despite improper venue, where complaint patently failed to state viable claim
• holding that the “FTCA’s requirement of filing an administrative complaint with the appropriate agency prior to instituting an action [is] jurisdictional.”
• recognizing that district court may dismiss action, despite improper venue, where complaint patently failed to state viable claim
• recognizing that the district court had the authority to dismiss certain claims without prejudice due to insufficiency of service of process
• recognizing that district court may dismiss action, despite improper venue, where complaint patently failed to state viable claim

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