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pu rs uantt o 2 8 U . S . C . § 1 91 5(e) (2)( B )( i ), of hi s c om pl ai ntagai nsthi s f orm er a tto rn e y , T h o m a s M . G o g g a n s . A c c or di ng t o the c om pl a i nt , G ogga ns r e pr e s e nt e d M orr i s i n ac i vi l s ui ta nd a s ub s e q u e n t c r im in a l p r o s e c u tio n . M o rr is a lle g e dth a t G o g g an s r e f u s e dto c om m uni c a t e w i th hi m de s pi t e M orr i s ’ s r e pe a t e d a tt e m pt s t o c ont a c tG ogga ns and im p r o p e r lyd is m is s e dth e ap p e a l. M orr i s c l a i m e d tha tG oggans ’ s f a i l ur e s a m ount e d t o l e ga l m a l pr a c t i c e a nd in e f f e c tiv e a s s is tan c e o f

c o u n s e l. M o rr is h ir e dn e w c o u n s e l an da s k e dth e c o u rt to ( 1 ) r e m o v e G o g g a n s a s c o u n s e l; ( 2 ) r e q u ir e th a t G o g g an s r e tu rn a ll d o c u m e n ts in M orri s’ s f

i l e and re fund $5 , 00 0 p ai d t o G og gans i n att orney’ s f ee s; and (3) aw ar d puni t i ve da m a ge s . M orr i s a l s o a l l e ge d gove rnm e nt a l m i s c onduc ti n the f orm of i l l egalse ar ches of hi s hom e, bu tdi d n otnam e ago vernm entagencyor em pl oyee as a p arty. T he a l l e ga t i ons i n M orr i s ’ s c om pl a i ntdo nots t a t e ac aus e of a c t i on ar i s i ng un der f eder all aw . N or do hi s a l l egat i on s e st abl i sh thatthe di stri ctcourthad d iv e r s ityju r is d ic tio n o v e rh is s u it. A lth o u g h M o rr is a lle g e s v io la tio n s o f h is c ons t i tut i ona l r i ght s a r i s i ng outof a l l e ge dl yunl aw f

ul s e ar c he s , he di d notbr i ng a n yc la im a g a in s t ag o v e rn m e n ta l e n titya n dth u s h a s n o t b r o u g h t av a lidc la im pur s ua ntt o e i the r42 U . S . C . § 1983 orB i ve ns v. S i x U nknow n N a m e d A ge nt s of3

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N a r c o tic s , 4 0 3 U .S . 3 8 8 , 3 9 5 - 9 7 ( 1 9 7 1 ) . T o the e xt e nttha tM orr i s ’ s c om pl a i nts t a t e s ac l a i m a ga i ns tG ogga ns f or le g a l m a lp r a c tic e , th a t c la im is g o v e rn e db ys ta te law a n dm u s t b e b r o u g h t in s ta te c ourt . S e e D i a z v. S he ppa r d, 85 F . 3d 1502, 1505 ( 11th C i r . 1996) . T o the e xt e nt th a t M o rr is ’s c la im is b a s e do n in e f f e c tiv e a s s is tan c e o f

c o u n s e l, it is ap p r o p r ia te in a m ot i on t o v ac at e ase nt ence , brou gh tpu rs uantt o 2 8 U . S . C . § 2 25 5. S ee M as saro v. U ni t e d S t a t e s , 538 U . S . 500, 505 ( 2003) . H e r e , M orr i s ha s notbe e n s e nt e nc e d. B ec au se th e d istrict co u rt lack ed su b ject m atter ju risd icti o n o v erM o rr is’s c l a i m s , h i s c o m p l a i n tw a s p r o p e r l yd i s m i s s e d . We th e r e f o r e A F F I R M.