SCHWEIGERT v. ERNST, No. 1:2012cv00560 - Document 3 (D.D.C. 2012)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 3/27/2012. (mmh,)
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FILED APR 1 1 2012 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Margaret E. Schweigert, ) ) ) Plaintiff, Clerk, U.S. District &Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Columbia ) v. Ruth Ernst, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. 12 0560 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 ofthe action. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)(3). Plaintiff, a resident of New York, New York, sues an individual identified as the Date: March -J1- 2:}__, 2012
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