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Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
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United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

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No. 16-5139 September Term, 2016

1:16-cv-00881-UNA

Filed On: October 19, 2016

Robert G. Modrall,

Appellant

v.

Gregory B. Starr, et al.,

Appellees

ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

BEFORE: Brown and Griffith, Circuit Judges; Ginsburg, Senior Circuit Judge

J U D G M E N T

This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court

for the District of Columbia and on the brief filed by appellant. See Fed. R. App. P.

34(a)(2); D.C. Cir. Rule 34(j). Upon consideration of the foregoing, and the motion to

appoint counsel, it is

ORDERED that the motion to appoint counsel be denied. In civil cases,

appellants are not entitled to appointment of counsel when they have not demonstrated

sufficient likelihood of success on the merits. It is

FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court’s May 10, 2016

order be affirmed. Appellant’s complaint did not contain a short and plain statement of

the grounds for the court’s jurisdiction, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a), or identify an Article III

case or controversy, see Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555, 573-74 (1992). 

We modify the district court’s order to reflect a dismissal without prejudice for lack of

subject matter jurisdiction.

Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. The Clerk

is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after resolution

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United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

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No. 16-5139 September Term, 2016

of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc. See Fed. R. App.

P. 41(b); D.C. Cir. Rule 41.

Per Curiam

FOR THE COURT:

Mark J. Langer, Clerk 

BY: /s/

Ken Meadows 

Deputy Clerk

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