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`FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
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`FESTUS OKWUDILIOHAN,
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`No. 23-35473
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`FILED
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`JUL 27 2023
`MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
`U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
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`Plaintiff-Appellant,
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`D.C. No. 3:22-cv-00226-RRB
`District of Alaska,
`Anchorage
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`v.
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`NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY
`ORGANIZATION; et al.,
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`ORDER
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`Defendants-Appellees.
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`Before: TALLMAN, N.R. SMITH, and COLLINS, Circuit Judges.
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`A review of the record reflects that the notice of appeal was received by the
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`Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on May 30, 2023,
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`resubmitted to this court on July 13,2023, and transmitted to the district court for
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`filing. This court lacks jurisdiction over this appeal because the notice of appeal
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`was not filed within 60 days after the district court’s judgment entered on March
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`15, 2023. See 28 U.S.C. § 2107(b); Fed. R. App. P. 4(d) (notice of appeal
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`mistakenly submitted to the court of appeals considered filed in the district court
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`on the date received by court of appeals); United States v. Sadler, 480 F.3d 932,
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`937 (9th Cir. 2007) (requirement of timely notice of appeal is jurisdictional).
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`Consequently, this appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
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`OSA103
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`All pending motions are denied as moot.
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`DISMISSED.
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
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`FESTUS 0. OHAN
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`ARMANDO FONTURA, PAULA
`DOW, CHARLES RETTIG,
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`ABN AMRO, LEE BACA, JACKIE
`LACEY,
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`U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
`U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,
`U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY,
`U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S.
`CONGRESS,
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`NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY
`ORGANIZATION, STATES OF THE
`UNITED STATES, UNITED
`NATIONS, THE EUROPEAN UNION
`and THE UNITED KINGDOM,
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`Defendants.
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`Case No. 3:22-cv-00207-RRB
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`Case No. 3:22-cv-00212-RRB
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`Case No. 3:22-cv-00221-RRB
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`Case No. 3:22-cv-00226-RRB
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`ORDER OF DISMISSAL
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`Before the Court are the four above-captioned civil actions brought by self-
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`represented litigant Festus O. Ohan (“Plaintiff’). Plaintiff filed applications to
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`Case 3:22-cv-00207-RRB Document 19 Filed 03/14/23 Page 1 of 13
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`proceed without paying the filing fee in each case.1 Plaintiff subsequently has filed
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`numerous “Additional Related Documents” and “Notices” in each case. The Court
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`shall not consider additional arguments contained in the additional documents filed
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`with the Court, as that is not proper procedure to amend a complaint.2
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`Upon the Court’s review, the Court finds these cases to be interrelated and
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`appropriate to address within the same order. Plaintiffs’ filings are fundamentallyf'O^^ 0-
`similar, repeat or reference allegations against defendants named in other actions
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`and contain copies of duplicative documents. He has included some or all of the
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`above-captioned case numbers on his coversheets and requested the Clerk file
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`the documents in each case.3 Accordingly, these actions will be evaluated and
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`addressed collectively. The Court now screens Plaintiffs complaints in
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`accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e) and 1915A.
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`1 Ohan v. Fontoura et ai., Case No. 3:22-cv-00207-RRB, Docket 3; Ohan v. ABN AMRO
`etai, Case No. 3:22-cv-00212-RRB, Docket 3; Ohan v. U.S. Department of Justice et ai,
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00221-RRB, Docket 3; Ohan v. North Atlantic Treaty Organization et
`ai., Case No. 3:22-cv-00226-RRB, Docket 3.
`2 See Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a); see also Local Civil Rule 15.1.
`3 See, e.g., Case 3:22-cv-00212-RRB, Docket 1, 5; Case 3:22-cv-00221-RRB, Dockets
`4-8.
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`Case No. 3:22-cv-00207-RRB, Ohan v. Fontoura et ai.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00212-RRB, Ohan v. ABN AMRO et ai.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00221-RRB, Ohan v. U.S. Department of Justice etai.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-Q0226-RRB, Ohan v. North Atlantic Treaty Organization et ai.
`Order of Dismissal
`Page 2 of 13
`Case 3:22-cv-002Q7-RRB Document 19 Filed 03/14/23 Page 2 of 13
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`Procedural! History
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`As an initial matter, the Court takes judicial notice of Plaintiffs previous civil
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`cases in federal court.4 Ohan v. Essex County Sheriff's Office5 was dismissed for
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`seeking relief from defendants who are immune from suit. In Ohan v. United
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`States,6 the Court found the Complaint failed to state a viable a claim and noted
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`Plaintiffs filings were “often illegible or unintelligible or unrelated to th[e] case.”7
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`The Court also could not establish jurisdiction.8 Nonetheless, the Court granted
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`leave to file an Amended Complaint or Notice of Voluntary Dismissal.9 Plaintiff
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`subsequently filed multiple documents, but the Court ultimately dismissed the
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`action as none of the filings could “be construed to be either an amended
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`complaint or a notice of voluntary dismissal!,]” and the Plaintiff failed to “make an
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`4 Judicial notice is the “court’s acceptance, for purposes of convenience and without
`requiring a party’s proof, of a well-known and indisputable fact; the court’s power to accept
`such a fact.” Black’s Law Dictionary (11th ed. 2019). A court can take judicial notice of
`its own files and records. Fed. R. Evid. 201.
`5 Ohan v. Essex County Sheriffs Office, 2010 WL 11693192 (D. N.J. 2010).
`6 Ohan v. United States, 2022 WL 1307248 (D. Alaska 2022).
`7 Id.
`8 Id.
`9 Id.
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`Case No. 3:22-cv-00207-RRB, Ohan v. Fontoura et al.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00212-RRB, Ohan v. ABN AMRO etal.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00221-RRB, Ohan v. U.S. Department of Justice etal.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00226-RRB, Ohan v. North Atlantic Treaty Organization et al.
`Order of Dismissal
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`Case 3:22-cv-00207-RRB Document 19 Filed 03/14/23 Page 3 of 13
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`ID. Summary of Complaints
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`Even construing the immediate filings liberally, Plaintiff fails to state a claim
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`upon which relief may be granted.11 Although Plaintiffs narratives are difficult to
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`follow, in the interest of justice, the Court attempts to summarize each Complaint
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`below to the best of its ability.
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`In his first Complaint, on September 9, 2022, Plaintiff named Armando
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`Fontoura, Sheriff for Essex County, New Jersey; Paula Dow, a former county
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`prosecutor from Newark (in Essex County), and Charles Rettig, the Internal
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`Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner as defendants.12 The filings total 352
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`pages. Claims 1 and 2 in this Complaint bring allegations against the Essex
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`County Sherriff and Prosecutor for events that occurred in New Jersey in 2005.13
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`These claims are nearly identical to the claims dismissed by the United States
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`10 Ohan v. Rettig, Case 3:22-cv-00011-SLG, Docket 20. See also id. at Docket 26 (Order
`Re Post-Judgment Filings: No action will be taken by the court with respect to the post
`judgment filings. Any request for relief from judgment must be in the form of a motion and
`must comply with the applicable Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.).
`11 Plaintiff also seeks relief from Defendants who are immune from suit, repeats litigation
`previously dismissed, and raises allegations unlikely under the jurisdiction of the Court.
`12 Ohan v. Fontoura etal., Case No. 3:22-cv-00207-RRB.
`13 Case No. 3:22-cv-00207-RRB, Docket 1 at 3-4.
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`Case No. 3:22-cv-00207-RRB, Ohan v. Fontoura et al.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00212-RRB, Ohan v. ABN AMRO etal.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00221-RRB, Ohan v. U.S. Department of Justice et al.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00226-RRB, Ohan v. North Atlantic Treaty Organization et al.
`Order of Dismissal
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`Case 3:22-cv-00207-RRB Document 19 Filed 03/14/23 Page 4 of 13
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`brings allegations agains^^lR^nd IR^Er^loye^^imilar^those previously
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`dismissed by this Court.*5 Plaintiffs Complaint and subsequent filings describe
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`childhood injuries, events occurring in other countries, visits from Queen Elizabeth
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`riots in Madrid, supersonic bluebird jets, faces of elephants, growth hormones, and
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`ear implants.16
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`Next, on October 4,2022, Plaintiff named ABN AMRO, a mortgage financing
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`group in Michigan; Lee Baca, the Los Angeles County Sheriff; and Jackie Lacey
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`the Los Angeles County District Attorney, as defendants.17 The filings total 212
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`pages. Claim 1 of this second Complaint describes a psychiatric hospitalization in
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`New Jersey and what seems to be subsequent foreclosure of Plaintiffs home in
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`California. His narrative includes alleged involvement of ABM AMRO, the LA
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`Sheriff, a law firm with 53 licensed attorneys, and Citi Bank.18 Claim 2, against
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`Sheriff La Baca, alleges that the Sheriff auctioned his home in a “Sheriffs Sale” in
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`2006. His narrative also describes his childhood abduction, permanent scarring
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`14 Ohan v. Essex County Sheriff’s Office, 2010 WL 11693192 (D. N.J. 2010).
`15 Ohan v. United States, 2022 WL 1307248 (D. Alaska 2022).
`16 See, e.g., Ohan v. Fontoura et al., Case No. 3:22-cv-00207-RRB, Docket 1 at 3-5;
`Docket 9; Docket 12.
`17 Ohan v. ABN AMRO etal., Case No. 3:22-cv-00212-RRB.
`18 Id. at Docket 1 at 4.
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`Case No. 3:22-cv-00207-RRB, Ohan v. Fontoura et al.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00212-RRB, Ohan v. ABN AMRO etal.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00221-RRB, Ohan v. U.S. Department of Justice etal.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00226-RRB, Ohan v. North Atlantic Treaty Organization et al.
`Order of Dismissal
`Page 5 of 13
`Case 3:22-cv-00207-RRB Document 19 Filed 03/14/23 Page 5 of 13
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`from amputation of his left leg, his vehicles being towed in California, and how
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`Americans and Britain stole his inheritance.19 In Claim 3, against the L.A. District
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`Attorney, Plaintiff claims he was wrongfully incarcerated in the Los Angeles County
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`jail and then forced to be homeless. He references his cases in Essex County
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`New Jersey. He claims Britain, Mainland Europe, and Nigeria “followed their
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`steps.” His narrative includes descriptions of drilling and mining to “destroy the
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`galaxy,” alleged cannibalism, and use of enemy body parts for procreation.20
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`On October 14, 2022, Plaintiff s third Complaint names the U.S. Department
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`of Justice, U.S. Department of Health, U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S.
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`Department of State, and U.S. Congress as defendants.21 The filings total 349
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`pages. In Claims 1-3 of the third Complaint, Plaintiff describes events occurring
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`from 1958 to present, alleging the U.S. Government committed mail fraud, “offset
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`his credentials” and used the Department of Justice for home invasion burglaries.
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`He claims the U.S. government is responsible for his unemployment and
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`homelessness, and forced him to take minimum wage jobs for survival yet taxed
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`him. He believes that the U.S. government implanted an electronic electrode
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`19 Docket 1 at 4.
`20 Docket 1 at 5.
`21 Ohan v. U.S. Department of Justice eta!., Case No. 3:22-cv-00221-RRB.
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`Case No. 3:22-cv-00207-RRB, Ohan v. Fontoura et at.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00212-RRB, Ohan v. ABN AMRO etal.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00221-RRB, Ohan v. U.S. Department of Justice et at.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00226-RRB, Ohan v. North Atlantic Treaty Organization etal.
`Order of Dismissal
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`Case 3:22-cv-00207-RRB Document 19 Filed 03/14/23 Page 6 of 13
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`above his left ear in 1983 to steal his intellectual property.22 He claims to have
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`operated on former vice-president Dick Cheney, and that he owns all the
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`neuropsychiatric hospitals in West Africa.23 He describes a “universal conquest”
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`stating “the United States of America is responsible ... they invaded and annexed
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`the world ... [and seek] to acquire and own the universe.”24
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`Finally, on October 18, 2022, Plaintiff named the North Atlantic Treaty
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`Organization (NATO), United Nations, European Union, and United Kingdom as
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`defendants.25 The filings total 156 pages. Claim 1 of the fourth Complaint
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`describes events allegedly occurring from 1958 to present and describes universal
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`invaders, assassins, and what seems to be his interpretation of historic and
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`religious events.26 Claims 2 and 3 are difficult to parse, but appear to again
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`describe events allegedly occurring from 1958 to the present involving alleged
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`wrongdoings and conspiracies committed by the Unites Nations and by “states in
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`the United States, especially CA, NY, NJ, FL, and Texas.”27
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`22 Id. at Docket 1 at 4.
`23 Id. at 3.
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`24 Id. at 5.
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`25 Ohan v. North Atlantic Treaty Organization etal., Case No. 3:22-cv-00226-RRB.
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`26 Id. at Docket 1 at 3.
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`27 Id. at Docket 1 at 3-4.
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`Case No. 3:22-cv-002Q7-RRB, Ohan v. Fontoura et at
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00212-RRB, Ohan v. ABN AMRO et at
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00221-RRB, Ohan v. U.S. Department of Justice et at
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00226-RRB, Ohan v. North Atlantic Treaty Organization et at
`Order of Dismissal
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`Plaintiffs claims for relief in each action are fundamentally similar.28 He
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`seeks damages in the “quadrillions.
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`>>29 He also requests “return of all taken
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`properties,” information about the whereabouts of his biological parents,
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`confessions from and punishments of Defendants, and various versions of
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`declarations supporting what appears to be his account of history and religion.30
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`Screening Requirement
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`Federal law requires a court to conduct an initial screening of a civil
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`complaint filed by a self-represented litigant seeking to proceed in a lawsuit in
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`federal court without paying the filing fee.31 In this screening, a court shall dismiss
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`the case at any time if the court determines that the action:
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`(ii)
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`is frivolous or malicious;
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`fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted; or
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`(iii) seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune
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`from such relief.32
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`To determine whether a complaint states a valid claim for relief, courts
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`28 Plaintiff used the Court’s template Pro Se Complaint form in each above-captioned
`case, so his requests for relief are at page 6 of each respective Docket 1 (“Dockets 1”).
`29 Dockets 1 at 6.
`30 Id.
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`31 See, e.g., Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1126 n.7 (9th Cir. 2000).
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`32 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B).
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`Case No. 3:22-cv-00207-RRB, Ohan v. Fontoura et at.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00212-RRB, Ohan v. ABN AMRO et at.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00221-RRB, Ohan v. U.S. Department of Justice etal.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00226-RRB, Ohan v. North Atlantic Treaty Organization et al.
`Order of Dismissal
`Page 8 of 13
`Case 3:22-cv-00207-RRB Document 19 Filed 03/14/23 Page 8 of 13
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`consider whether the complaint contains sufficient factual matter that, if accepted
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`as true, “state[s] a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.
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`"33 In conducting its
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`review, a court must liberally construe a self-represented plaintiffs pleading and
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`give the plaintiff the benefit of the doubt.34 However, the Court is not required to
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`accept as true conclusory allegations, unreasonable inferences, or unwarranted
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`deductions of fact.35 [The] term ‘frivolous,’ when applied to a complaint, embraces
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`not only the inarguable legal conclusion, but also the fanciful factual allegation.
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`IV. Plaintiff Faifis to State any Viable Claims
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`A complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted if it
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`appears that the Plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of the claim that would
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`entitle him to relief.37 A complaint must contain “a short and plain statement of the
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`claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.”38 A complaint should set out
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`each claim for relief separately. Each claim should identify: (1) the specific harm
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`33 Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009) (citing Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550
`U.S. 544, 570 (2007)).
`34 See Hebbe v. Pliler, 627 F.3d 338, 342 (9th Cir. 2010) (citing Bretz v. Kelman, 773 F.2d
`1026, 1027 n.1 (9th Cir. 1985) (en banc)).
`35 Western Mining Council v. Watt, 643 F.2d 618, 624 (9th Cir. 1981).
`36 Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 325 (1989).
`37 Hishon v. King & Spalding, 467 U.S. 69, 73, 104 S. Ct. 2229, 81 L. Ed. 2d 59
`(1984); Palmer v. Roosevelt Lake Log Owners Ass'n, Inc., 651 F.2d 1289, 1294 (9th Cir.
`1981).
`38 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2).
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`Case No. 3:22-cv-00207-RRB, Ohan v. Fontoura et al.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-Q0212-RRB, Ohan v. ABN AMRO et al.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00221-RRB, Ohan v. U.S. Department of Justice et al.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00226-RRB, Ohan v. North Atlantic Treaty Organization et al.
`Order of Dismissal
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`that Plaintiff is alleging; (2) when that harm occurred; (3) where the harm was
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`caused; and (4) who he is alleging caused that specific harm.
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`In the instant filings, Plaintiff fails to do so. Instead, Plaintiff, in his “own
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`version of the ‘spaghetti approach,’ has heaved the entire contents of a pot against
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`the wall in hopes that something would stick.”39 “As the Seventh Circuit observed
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`in its now familiar maxim, ‘[j]udges are not like pigs, hunting for truffles buried in
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`briefs.’”40
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`Nonetheless, in the interests of fundamental fairness, the Court
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`attempted to flesh out Plaintiffs claims. Even taken as a whole and construed
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`liberally, the Court cannot decipher a sufficient, plausible theory or even facts that
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`would support a legal claim. Plaintiffs Complaints do not clearly set forth the
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`factual allegations underlying his claims. Plaintiff fails to describe specific actions
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`taken by any of the defendants named in his complaints that violated his
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`constitutional rights. Many of the allegations are conclusory and not sufficiently
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`detailed as to what each individual defendant did to violate his rights. Plaintiffs
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`filings include allegations that are fanciful, fantastic, or delusional, and no
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`supported by material fact. Whether taken individually or as a collective, Plaintiffs
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`allegations cannot state a viable civil legal claim; therefore, they do not have an
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`arguable basis in law.
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`Even setting aside the multitude of procedural and
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`39 Indep. Towers of Washington v. Washington, 350 F.3d 925, 929 (9th Cir. 2003).
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`40 Id. (quoting United States v. Dunkel, 927 F.2d 955, 956 (7th Cir. 1991)).
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`Case No. 3:22-cv-00207-RRB, Ohan v. Fontoura et at.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00212-RRB, Ohan v. ABN AMRO etai
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00221-RRB, Ohan v. U.S. Department of Justice etal.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00226-RRB, Ohan v. North Atlantic Treaty Organization et at.
`Order of Dismissal
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`Case 3:22-cv-00207-RRB Document 19 Filed 03/14/23 Page 10 of 13
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`jurisdictional issues, no facts or defendants could be added or substituted to allow
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`any of the Complaints to move forward.
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`V. Amendment is Futile
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`“A district court may deny leave to amend when amendment would be
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`futile.”41 Futility exists when “the allegation of other facts consistent with the
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`challenged pleading could not possibly cure the deficiency!.]”42 Here, no additional
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`facts or defendants would remedy the lack of arguable basis in either fact or law in
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`Plaintiffs filings. Therefore, amendment would be futile. The Court will not grant
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`leave to amend the Complaints.
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`Further, a district court may dismiss an action for failure to comply with any
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`order of the Court.43 Plaintiff continues to be either unwilling or unable to comply
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`with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local Civil Rules, or with the Court’s
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`orders. Plaintiff has failed to amend a previous complaint in accordance with the
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`Court’s guidance,44 and although the Court has notified Plaintiff that any requests
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`for relief must be in the form or a motion and comply with applicable rules of
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`41 Hartmann v. California Dep’tofCorr. & Rehab., 707 F.3d 1114, 1130 (9th Cir. 2013).
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`See SchreiberDistributing Co. v. Serv-WeiiFurniture Co., 806 F.2d 1393, 1401 (9th Cir.
`1986).
`43 See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260-61 (9th Cir. 1992) (a district court may
`dismiss an action for failure to comply with any order of the Court).
`44 See Ohan v. United States of America, Case No. 3:22-cv-011-SLG, Docket 20.
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`Case No. 3:22-cv-00207-RRB, Ohan v. Fontoura et al.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00212-RRB, Ohan v. ABN AMRO et al.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00221-RRB, Ohan v. U.S. Department of Justice et al.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00226-RRB, Ohan v. North Atlantic Treaty Organization etal.
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`procedure,45 Plaintiff continues to submit extensive and voluminous
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`incomprehensible filings in his pending and closed cases. The Court notes Plaintiff
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`also recently has filed several other civil actions with this court. While not subject
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`to the same screening standard as the instant actions, upon the Court’s review
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`those filings also contain various procedural and substantive deficiencies which
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`will be addressed in separate orders.
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`While a court may act with leniency towards a self-represented litigant for
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`procedural violations, Plaintiff is not excused from the rules that govern court
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`proceedings.46 Further, Plaintiff continues to demonstrate an inability to follow
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`simple guidance and a lack of respect for efficient docket management.
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`Accordingly, the Court will not entertain any further non-procedurally compliant
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`filings.
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`For the reasons explained above, these actions are DISMISSED WITH
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`PREJUDICE.
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`45 See, e.g., id. at Docket 26.
`46 Motoyama v. Hawaii, Dept ofTransp., 864 F. Supp. 2d 965, 976 (2012); see also King
`v. Atiyeh, 814 F.2d 565, 567 (9th Cir. 1987), overruled on other grounds by Lacey v.
`Maricopa Cty., 693 F.3d 896 (9th Cir. 2012) (establishing self-represented litigants are
`bound by the same procedural rules as represented parties).
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`Case No. 3:22-cv-00207-RRB, Ohan v. Fontoura et at
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00212-RRB, Ohan v. ABN AMRO et at
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00221-RRB, Ohan v. U.S. Department of Justice et at
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00226-RRB, Ohan v. North Atlantic Treaty Organization et at
`Order of Dismissal
`Page 12 of 13
`Case 3:22-cv-002Q7-RRB Document 19 Filed 03/14/23 Page 12 of 13
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`VS. Public Access
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`Federal courts recognize a “general right to inspect and copy public records
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`and documents, including judicial records and documents.”47 Although “access to
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`judicial records is not absolute,”48 there is a “strong presumption in favor of
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`access.”49 The Court finds no reason for these complaints to remain under seal.
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`Therefore, the Court unseals these actions and makes them available for public
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`access in the interest of justice.
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`ST BS THEREFORE ORDERED:
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`2.
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`3.
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`4.
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`5.
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`These actions are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
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`All pending motions are DENIED AS MOOT.
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`The Court will not entertain any further non-procedurally compliant filings.
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`The Clerk of Court shall unseal all of the sealed filings in the above-
`captioned cases.
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`The Clerk of Court shall issue final judgments in the above-captioned cases.
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`DATED this 14th day of March 2023, at Anchorage, Alaska.
`/s/Ralph R. Beistline_____________
`/''RALPH R. BEISTLINE
`(.Senior United States District Judge
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`47 Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 & n.7 (1978).
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`48 Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (2006).
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`49 Foltz v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Insurance Company, 331 F.3d 1122, 1135 (9th Cir.
`2003).
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`Case No. 3:22-cv-00207-RRB, Ohan v. Fontoura et al.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00212-RRB, Ohan v. ABN AMRO et al.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00221-RRB, Ohan v. U.S. Department of Justice etal.
`Case No. 3:22-cv-00226-RRB, Ohan v. North Atlantic Treaty Organization et al.
`Order of Dismissal
`Page 13 of 13
`Case 3:22-cv-002Q7-RRB Document 19 Filed 03/14/23 Page 13 of 13
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