Opinion
Case: 1:15-cv-02221
12-18-2015
Mary Aku Quartey, Plaintiff, v. Gregory O'Dell et al., Defendants.
Assigned To : Unassigned
Assign. Date : 12/21/2015
Description: Pro Se Gen. Civil (F Deck) 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 the 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 temporary resident of the District of Columbia. She has brought a lawsuit against two individuals in the District of Columbia. The only discerning allegation is that one of the defendants, Security Officer Henderson, refused to allow plaintiff to enter the Walter Washington Convention Center. The complaint does not present a federal question. Moreover, the complaint does not come within the Court's diversity jurisdiction because the parties are not of diverse citizenship, and the plaintiff has pled no amount in controversy. Hence, this case will be dismissed.
/s/_________
United States District Judge DATE: December 18, 2015