Murphy v. State

Full title: Carol Murphy, Plaintiff, v. State of Maine et al., Defendants

Court: United States District Court, D. Columbia

Date published: Jan 23, 2008

Civil Action No. 08 0153 (D.D.C. Jan. 23, 2008)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 08 0153.

January 23, 2008

MEMORANDUM

JOHN BATES, District Judge

This matter, submitted by a plaintiff proceeding pro se, is before the Court on its initial review of her Motion for Default Judgment. Because the motion is accompanied by an application to proceed in forma pauperis, it is construed as a complaint. Plaintiff is a resident of New Sharon, Maine, suing more than 80 defendants mostly in Maine. She seeks the entry of default judgment based on a complaint pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maine. See Compl. Attachment (Second Amended Judicial Brief). Plaintiff demands the "return [of] all property stolen from her" and monetary damages of $800 million. Mot. at 5. The presiding court, here the District of Maine, is the only court authorized to entertain plaintiff's motion for default judgment. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 55 (establishing default procedures). The Court therefore will dismiss this action for lack of jurisdiction. A separate Order accompanies this Memorandum.