Opinion
Case: 1:16-cv-01990
10-04-2016
Jean Paul Gamarra, Plaintiff, v. Washington Redskins, Defendant.
(F-Deck)
Assigned To : Unassigned
Assign. Date : 10/6/2016
Description: Pro Se Gen. Civil
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This matter is before the Court on its initial review of plaintiff's pro se complaint and application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. The Court will grant the application and dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)(3) (requiring the court to dismiss an action "at any time" it determines that subject matter jurisdiction is wanting).
Plaintiff has submitted a document captioned "Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Rule 8 Civil Correction Complaint." He purports to sue Washington, D.C.'s professional football team. The complaint mentions various provisions of the U.S. Constitution. In contrast to its caption, the complaint consists largely of incoherent statements and thus fails completely to satisfy the pleading requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 8. Most importantly, a district court cannot exercise subject matter jurisdiction "when the complaint 'is patently insubstantial, presenting no federal question suitable for decision.'" Caldwell v. Kagan, 777 F. Supp. 2d 177, 178 (D.D.C. 2011) (quoting Tooley v. Napolitano, 586 F.3d 1006, 1009 (D.C. Cir. 2009)). In addition, the Court discerns no basis for exercising diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Hence, this case will be dismissed. A separate order accompanies this Memorandum Opinion. Date: October 4, 2016
/s/_________
United States District Judge