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Norman v. Norman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Aug 23, 2011
Civil Action No. 11 1519 (D.D.C. Aug. 23, 2011)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 11 1519

08-23-2011

Dawn Norman, Plaintiff, v. Boneca Norman et al.. Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

This matter is before the Court on review of plaintiff's pro se complaint and application to proceed in forma pauperis. The application will be granted and the complaint will be dismissed 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).

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).

Plaintiff is a resident of Richmond, Virginia, suing individuals mostly in Virginia. See Compl. Caption. She seeks "[d]amages of zillion plus." Id. The cryptic complaint neither presents a federal question nor provides a basis for diversity jurisdiction because the plaintiff and most of the defendants reside in the same state. It therefore will be dismissed. A separate Order accompanies this Memorandum Opinion.

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United States District Judge


Summaries of

Norman v. Norman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Aug 23, 2011
Civil Action No. 11 1519 (D.D.C. Aug. 23, 2011)
Case details for

Norman v. Norman

Case Details

Full title:Dawn Norman, Plaintiff, v. Boneca Norman et al.. Defendants.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Date published: Aug 23, 2011

Citations

Civil Action No. 11 1519 (D.D.C. Aug. 23, 2011)