DAVIS v. SUPERIOR COURT, No. 1:2009cv01995 - Document 3 (D.D.C. 2009)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION Signed by Judge Paul L. Friedman on 1016/09. (ls, )
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FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LaVonne Davis, Plaintiff, v. Superior Court, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. OCT 21 2009 Clerk, U.S. District and Bankruptcy courts 09 1995 MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter is before the Court on plaintiffs pro se complaint and application to proceed in forma pauperis. The Court will grant plaintiffs application and dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The subject matter jurisdiction of the federal district courts is limited and is set forth generally at 28 U.S.C. ยงยง 1331 and 1332. Under those statutes, federal jurisdiction is available only when a "federal question" is presented or the parties are of diverse citizenship and the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000. A party seeking relief in the district court must at least plead facts that bring the suit within the court's jurisdiction. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a). Failure to plead such facts warrants dismissal of the action. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)(3). Plaintiff, a District of Columbia resident, sues the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She states that "[t] there is a case in Family Court ... pertaining to one of my kids, where there should be one case including both of my kids," and seeks assistance with presenting her case "to the appropriate judge" to get her children out of foster care. Compi. at 1. The complaint neither presents a federal question nor provides a basis for diversity jurisdiction. 3 Accordingly, the complaint must be dismissed.! A separate Order accompanies this Memorandum Opinion. Date: October S?~tes~J----- --1.b.-, 2009 ! Plaintiffs recourse lies, if at all, in the District of Columbia Superior Court. 2
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