Case Name: Danny James COHEA, Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America, et al., Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-12-12
Citations: 672 F. App'x 18
Docket Number: No. 12-5336
Parties: Danny James COHEA, Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America, et al., Appellees
Judges: BEFORE: Tatel and Kavanaugh, Circuit Judges, and Ginsburg, Senior Circuit Judge
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 672
Pages: 18–18

Head Matter:
Danny James COHEA, Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America, et al., Appellees
No. 12-5336
September Term, 2016
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Filed: 12/12/2016
Rehearing En Banc Denied March 27, 2017
Danny James Cohea, Pro Se.
R. Craig Lawrence, U.S. Attorney’s Office (USA), Civil Division, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees.
BEFORE: Tatel 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 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, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (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Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published.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 of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc. See Fed. R. App. P. 41(b); D.C. Cir. Rule 41.