Case: Glogau v. United States of America

1:20-cv-02803 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Sept. 23, 2020

Closed Date: Dec. 4, 2020

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Case Summary

This case involved an individual plaintiff seeking to, among other things, annul the results of the 2016 presidential election. On September 23, 2020, a pro se Plaintiff flied this lawsuit in United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The Plaintiff sued the United States, and more specifically the Federal Government and cited no federal statute or Constitutional section as the basis for the suit but rather asserted relief was necessary because the "Country [was] in the middle of…

This case involved an individual plaintiff seeking to, among other things, annul the results of the 2016 presidential election.

On September 23, 2020, a pro se Plaintiff flied this lawsuit in United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The Plaintiff sued the United States, and more specifically the Federal Government and cited no federal statute or Constitutional section as the basis for the suit but rather asserted relief was necessary because the "Country [was] in the middle of turmoil" and was in a "state of collapse and disrepair." The Plaintiff asked the Court to (i) annul the results of the 2016 Presidential election; (ii) install the Speaker of the House as the "temporary President;" (iii) put the United States government in "receivership under Chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code;" (iv) give "President Trump, his running mate, his children, his siblings and their estates full pardons;" (v) mandate that "President Trump and Vice President Pence agree not to run and/or enter into public office;" and (vi) vacate all executive orders, laws, treaties, and appointments done by President Trump's administration including the two Supreme Court appointments. The case was assigned to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly.

On December 4, 2020 the Court issued a sua sponte dismissal of the complaint for lack of jurisdiction. In the opinion, the Court noted that the Plaintiff's complaint "plainly f[ell] outside the Court's limited jurisdiction" because the Plaintiff failed to offer any basis identifying a waiver of sovereign immunity by the Federal Government. Additionally, it was held that the Plaintiff had not demonstrated any personal injury he had suffered as a result of the 2016 election results and thus lacked standing.

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Summary Authors

Paul Haley (3/20/2024)

People

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Judge(s)

Kollar-Kotelly, Colleen (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

GLOGAU, JORDAN Jay (District of Columbia)

Judge(s)

Kollar-Kotelly, Colleen (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

GLOGAU, JORDAN Jay (District of Columbia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1 1:20-cv-02803	Complaint	Sept. 25, 2020	Sept. 25, 2020 Complaint
3 1:20-cv-02803	Order	Dec. 4, 2020	Dec. 4, 2020 Order/Opinion
4 1:20-cv-02803	Memorandum & Opinion Dismissing Complaint	Dec. 4, 2020	Dec. 4, 2020 Order/Opinion 2020 WL 7122852

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Docket

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Last updated Aug. 9, 2025, 10:16 p.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 4616104292) filed by JORDAN GLOGAU. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(ztd) (Entered: 10/05/2020) 1 Civil Cover Sheet View on RECAP	Sept. 25, 2020	Sept. 25, 2020 Clearinghouse
	SUMMONS (2) Issued as to UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (ztd)	Sept. 25, 2020	Sept. 25, 2020 PACER
	Summons Issued as to AUSA,USAG	Oct. 5, 2020	Oct. 5, 2020 PACER
2	ORDER ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 10/7/2020. (DM) (Entered: 10/07/2020)	Oct. 7, 2020	Oct. 7, 2020 PACER
3	ORDER. For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, this case is DISMISSED. The Clerk of Court shall mail a copy of this Order and the accompanying Memorandum Opinion to Plaintiff's address of record. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 12/4/2020. (lcckk3) (Entered: 12/04/2020)	Dec. 4, 2020	Dec. 4, 2020 Clearinghouse
4	MEMORANDUM AND OPINION accompanying ORDER issued on this same date. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 12/4/2020. (lcckk3) (Entered: 12/04/2020)	Dec. 4, 2020	Dec. 4, 2020 Clearinghouse
5	LEAVE TO FILE DENIED- Motion for Summary Judgment/Letter This document is unavailable as the Court denied its filing. ("Leave to file Denied. The public record does not indicate that service has been made."). Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 12/2/2020. (ztd) (Entered: 12/08/2020)	Dec. 8, 2020	Dec. 8, 2020 PACER
6	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 12/29/2020., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 12/29/2020. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 2/27/2021.) (ztd) (Entered: 01/08/2021)	Jan. 8, 2021	Jan. 8, 2021 PACER
7	LEAVE TO FILE DENIED- Plaintiff's Letter submitted via email on 1/11/2021 This document is unavailable as the Court denied its filing..("Leave to file DENIED. Case was dismissed pursuant to the Court's Order on December 4, 2020.") Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 1/11/2021. (ztd) Modified on 1/11/2021 (ztd). (Entered: 01/11/2021)	Jan. 11, 2021	Jan. 11, 2021 PACER