The opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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OLHA NOHA, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. ) Civil Action No. 1: 25-cv-01995 (UNA)
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DONALD JOHN TRUMP, )
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Defendant. )
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Plaintiff, who has submitted at least 17 mostly cryptic complaints in this Court in less than
four months, has filed a pro se Complaint (“Compl.”), ECF No. 1, and an application for leave to
proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”), ECF No. 2, in the instant matter. Upon review, the Court grants
Plaintiff’s IFP Application, and for the reasons explained below, it dismisses this matter without
prejudice.
Plaintiff, a resident of Maryland, sues the President of the United States and approximately
100 U.S. Senators. See Compl. at 1–27. The Complaint is vague and spare. Plaintiff sets forth a
mere single statement, “The Act.” See id. at 29. No other facts or information is provided, and
Plaintiff demand any relief.
Pro se litigants must comply with the Rules of Civil Procedure. Jarrell v. Tisch, 656 F.
Supp. 237, 239 (D.D.C. 1987). Federal Rule 8(a) of requires a complaint to contain “(1) a short
and plain statement of the grounds for the court’s jurisdiction [and] (2) a short and plain statement
of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a); see Ashcroft v.
Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678–79 (2009); Ciralsky v. CIA, 355 F.3d 661, 668-71 (D.C. Cir. 2004). The
Rule 8 standard ensures that defendants receive fair notice of the claim being asserted so that they
can prepare a responsive answer and an adequate defense and determine whether the doctrine of
res judicata applies. Brown v. Califano, 75 F.R.D. 497, 498 (D.D.C. 1977). Here, as presented,
neither the Court nor the Defendants can reasonably be expected to identify Plaintiff’s intended
claims, nor has Plaintiff established this Court’s subject matter jurisdiction, see Fed. R. Civ. P.
12(h)(3).
For these reasons, this case is dismissed without prejudice. A separate Order accompanies
this Memorandum Opinion.
Date: August 5, 2025 __________/s/_________________
JIA M. COBB
United States District Judge