Opinion
Civil Action No. 12 1533
09-17-2012
Taneika Blackwell, Plaintiff, v. Ericka Green, Defendant.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This matter is before the Court on plaintiff's pro se complaint and application to proceed in forma pauperis. The Court will grant plaintiff's 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. §§ 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 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.
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United States District Judge