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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 

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United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

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No. 12-5336 September Term, 2016

1:12-cv-01622-UNA

Filed On: December 12, 2016

Danny James Cohea,

Appellant

v.

United States of America, et al.,

Appellees

ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

BEFORE: Tatel and Kavanaugh, Circuit Judges, and 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 the appellant. See Fed. R. App. P.

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

appointment of counsel, it is

ORDERED that the motion for appointment of 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 order entered

October 5, 2012, be affirmed. As the district court correctly determined, 42 U.S.C. 

§ 1983 by its own terms applies only to state actors, and, even liberally construed, the

complaint provides no basis for individual liability under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named

Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). Nor did appellant state a

claim for injunctive relief, or for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1985 or 42 U.S.C. § 1986. See

28 U.S.C. § 1915A.

Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published.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. 12-5336 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/LD

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