BLACKWELL v. GREEN, No. 1:2012cv01533 - Document 3 (D.D.C. 2012)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 8/21/2012. (ls, )
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FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Taneika Blackwell, Plaintiff, v. Ericka Green, Defendant. Civil Action No. SEP 17 2012 Clerk, u.s. District & Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Columbia 12 1533 MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter is before the Court on plaintiffs prose 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 is a resident of Temple Hills, Maryland, suing a resident there for unpaid parking tickets in the amount of $1 ,065. Compl. at 1-2. The complaint neither presents a federal question nor provides a basis for diversity jurisdiction. A separate Order of dismissal accompanies this Memorandum Opinion. DATE: August ~ / , 2012 3
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