Court Opinion

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93 F.3d 986
320 U.S.App.D.C. 323
NOTICE: D.C. Circuit Local Rule 11(c) states that unpublished orders, judgments, and explanatory memoranda may not be cited as precedents, but counsel may refer to unpublished dispositions when the binding or preclusive effect of the disposition, rather than its quality as precedent, is relevant.Frank VOTH, Appellant,v.Janet RENO, United States Attorney General, et al., Appellees.
No. 95-5082.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
July 31, 1996.

Before:  WALD, SILBERMAN, and SENTELLE, Circuit Judges.
JUDGMENT
PER CURIAM.

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This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and on the briefs filed by the parties.  The court has determined that the issues presented occasion no need for an opinion.  See D.C.Cir.Rule 36(b).  It is

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ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court's order dismissing appellant's complaint as frivolous pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) be affirmed substantially for the reasons stated by the district court in its order.  Appellant's claim lacks merit because there is no law which obligates the Attorney General to investigate complaints.   See United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683 (1974);   In re Kaminski, 960 F.2d 1062 (D.C.Cir.1992);   Powell v. Katzenbach, 359 F.2d 234 (D.C.Cir.1965).

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The Clerk is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after disposition of any timely petition for rehearing.  See D.C.Cir.Rule 41.