Julius v. Arelis

• Court: District Court, District of Columbia
• Decided: July 31, 2012
• Docket: Civil Action No. 2012-1263
• Status: Published

Opinion

FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUL 3 1 2012 FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Clerk, U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts for the Disti 1ct oi Columbia

Tyrone Julius, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) Civil Action No. 12 1263 Veronica Arelis, ) ) Defendant. )

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This matter is before the Court on plaintiffs pro se complaint and his application to

proceed in forma pauperis. The Court will grant plaintiffs 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).

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, a District of Columbia resident, sues an individual who either resides or works

in the District of Columbia for $199 million in damages. The complaint, devoid of facts,

presents neither a federal question nor a basis for diversity jurisdiction. A separate Order of

dismissal accompanies this Memorandum Op ·

'fJ\J DATE: July Zfi_, 2012

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