Case Name: Clarence BRANCH, Appellant v. ATTORNEY GENERAL, et al., Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-11-13
Citations: 703 F. App'x 5
Docket Number: No. 17-5169
Parties: Clarence BRANCH, Appellant v. ATTORNEY GENERAL, et al., Appellees
Judges: BEFORE: Henderson and Kavanaugh, Circuit Judges, and Ginsburg, Senior Circuit Judge
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 703
Pages: 5–5

Head Matter:
Clarence BRANCH, Appellant v. ATTORNEY GENERAL, et al., Appellees
No. 17-5169
September Term, 2017
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Filed On: November 13, 2017
Clarence Branch, Pro Se
R. Craig Lawrence, U.S. Attorney’s Office, (USA) Civil Division, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees
BEFORE: Henderson and Kavanaugh, Circuit Judges, and Ginsburg, Senior Circuit Judge

Opinion:
JUDGMENT
Per Curiam
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 84(3). It is
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court's May 23, 2017 order be affirmed. The district court properly dismissed appellant's complaint without prejudice because the complaint failed to satisfy the minimal pleading requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a). See Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555, 127 S.Ct. 1955, 167 L.Ed.2d 929 (2007) (Rule 8(a)(2) requires "a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief, in order to give the defendant fair notice of what the . claim is and the grounds upon which it rests.") (internal quotation marks omitted).
Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published.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 of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc. See Fed. R. App. P. 41(b); D.C. Cir. Rule 41.