A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has dismissed a sweeping lawsuit filed by a man who claimed that President Donald J. Trump, high-ranking officials, and thousands of others were part of a decades-long conspiracy against him.
Shamim Ebrahimi, who represented himself in the case, filed the civil action naming over 2,000 defendants. Along with the President, the list included Pamela J. Bondi, Kristi L. Noem, and a massive array of federal, state, and private entities.
In his complaint, Ebrahimi alleged he had been “subjected to severe forms of trafficking and acts of terrorism for over thirty years at the hands of a government-sanctioned child sex-trafficking ring.”
The allegations in the filing were extensive and varied. Ebrahimi claimed he was under “almost constant electronic and visual surveillance” that restricted his movement and that he was the victim of forced labor and “wrongful criminal prosecution.”
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He also alleged more unusual circumstances, such as being “sterilized on live broadcast” and a conspiracy “to cause a computer not owned or operated by Defendants to become a zombie or part of a botnet.”
U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols granted the government’s motion to dismiss the case on March 24, 2026. In his memorandum opinion, the judge noted that while the court generally holds self-represented litigants to a less stringent standard, it still requires a basic level of legal standing and jurisdiction to move forward.
The court found that Ebrahimi’s claims were “patently insubstantial” and consisted of “bizarre conspiracy theories.” Under federal law, judges have the power to dismiss cases that are deemed “essentially fictitious” or involve “fantastic government manipulations of one’s will or mind.”
Judge Nichols pointed out that this was not Ebrahimi’s first attempt at such a lawsuit. The ruling mentioned four similar actions previously filed in the Northern District of Texas, all of which were dismissed as frivolous.
“Because the Court concludes that it lacks subject-matter jurisdiction over Ebrahimi’s claims, it need not decide whether Ebrahimi’s complaint satisfies Rule 12(b)(6) or whether the suit is otherwise barred,” the opinion stated.
The dismissal was made without prejudice, but it effectively ends the current proceedings in the District of Columbia. Ebrahimi had been seeking a wide range of remedies, including monetary damages, civil fines “at the highest amounts,” and various forms of injunctive relief.
With the dismissal of the main complaint, the court also denied Ebrahimi’s motions for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction.
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