Opinion
Civil No. 08-1891 (JAF).
December 18, 2008
ORDER
Plaintiff was arrested for Puerto Rico state charges in Gainesville, Florida, on January 31, 2007, and has been in custody since. At the time of his arrest, Plaintiff had a checking/credit account with Vystar Credit Union, with a balance of over $6,000. As of today, all the money has been withdrawn through an ATM card which requires the use of a PIN number. Plaintiff has no idea as to who may have withdrawn the money.
As a result of the above, Plaintiff filed a pro-se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint against Vystar. Summons were served upon Defendant and the default of the credit union has been entered.
Unfortunately for Plaintiff, this court has no 28 U.S.C. § 1343 jurisdiction arising over the above-stated facts. Plaintiff must resort to state-court litigation in order to obtain redress.
The present case is dismissed. Judgment to enter dismissing the case without prejudice of state-court litigation in Florida or elsewhere.
San Juan, Puerto Rico.