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Parties Involved:
John Brosnan
Plaintiff
United States of America
Defendant

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

 v.

JOHN BROSNAN,

Defendant. /

No. CR 10-00068 WHA

ORDER DENYING PERMISSION

TO FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST

THE UNITED STATES

In compliance with the terms of his supervised release, defendant John Brosnan has

submitted to the undersigned judge a proposed lawsuit that he wishes to file in federal court. In

his complaint, Brosnan alleges that he has developed a new battery technology far more

powerful than any in the market. The complaint then describes Edward Snowden, Bradley

Manning, and how whistleblowers have recently leaked classified documents. Brosnan’s suit

requests a declaratory judgment that the United States cannot steal his intellectual property and

that the United States must allow him to export it without him going through the proper

procedures. 

Brosnan’s proposed complaint is completely frivolous and does not assert any plausible

or proper claims. As has been found in both state and federal court, Brosnan is a vexatious

litigant and the pre-filing order was designed to stop lawsuits exactly like this one. Permission

to file this declaratory judgment action against the United States is DENIED. The CLERK SHALL

PLEASE CLOSE THE FILE.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 6, 2015. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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