District of Columbia· 2/2/2010
Newby v. Obama
Citations
- 681 F. Supp. 2d 53
- 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8882
- 2010 WL 355149
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- dismissing “bizarre conspiracy 25 theory” related to “alleged government surveillance and harassment,” based on substantiality doctrine
- dismissing pro se complaint alleging conspiracies about “government surveillance and harassment” as patently insubstantial under Rule 12(b)(1)
- explaining “claims relating to alleged government surveillance and harassment are the sort of ‘bizarre conspiracy theory’ that warrant dismissal” and dismissing the complaint as frivolous
- noting that “even a pro se plaintiff bears the burden”
- explaining “claims relating to alleged government surveillance and harassment are the sort of ‘bizarre conspiracy theory’ that warrant dismissal” and dismissing the complaint as frivolous
- dismissing FISA and First Amendment claims arising from a government conspiracy theory as patently insubstantial
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Emmet G. Sullivan
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33 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Walsh v. HageeDistrict of Columbia· 2012-10-26· cited 18×
- Stoller v. United States of AmericaDistrict of Columbia· 2016-11-03· cited 11×
- Scurlock v. LappinsDistrict of Columbia· 2012-06-28· cited 10×
- Jordon v. QuanderDistrict of Columbia· 2012-08-09· cited 9×
- Baszak v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict of Columbia· 2011-10-06· cited 6×
- Lundberg v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia· 2010-07-01· cited 3×
- Widtfeldt v. Internal Revenue Serv.D.C. Circuit· 2018-07-06· cited 2×
- Heard v. United States Department of State Etc.District of Columbia· 2010-09-17
- Hunter v. Board of Real Property Tax Assessment and AppealsDistrict of Columbia· 2010-08-19
- Lundberg v. United States of AmericaDistrict of Columbia· 2010-07-01
- Tracy v. United States of AmericaDistrict of Columbia· 2016-11-18
- Widtfeldt v. Internal Revenue ServiceDistrict of Columbia· 2018-07-06
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Cites
8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court· 1972-02-22· cited 26,103×
- Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court· 1989-05-01· cited 22,300×
- Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court· 1994-05-16· cited 12,961×
- Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court· 1974-03-25· cited 2,844×
- Tony Best v. Sharon Pratt Kelly, MayorD.C. Circuit· 1994-10-26· cited 463×
- Newburyport Water Co. v. NewburyportSupreme Court· 1904-04-04· cited 337×
- Gray, William T. v. Poole, TheishaD.C. Circuit· 2002-01-08· cited 153×
- Willard J. Rosenboro v. Dr. Andrew KimD.C. Circuit· 1993-06-04· cited 91×
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