Taylor v. Henry

• Court: District Court, District of Columbia
• Decided: March 10, 2017
• Docket: Civil Action No. 2017-0373
• Status: Published

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Chevelle Taylor, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Case: 1:17-cv-00373 (F-Deck) v. ) Assigned To : Unassigned ) Assign. Date : 3110/2017 Bobby Henry, ) Description: Pro Se Gen. Civi| ) Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION

This matter is before the Court on plaintiffs pro se complaint and application to proceed informal pauperis The Court Will grant the plaintiffs 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. “F or jurisdiction to exist under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, there must be complete diversity between the parties, Which is to say that the plaintiff may not be a citizen of the same state as any defendant.” Bush v. Butler, 521 F. Supp. 2d 63, 71 (D.D.C. 2007) (citing Owen Equip. & Erection C0. v. Kroger, 437 U.S. 365, 373-74 (1978)). 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. lZ(h)(3).

Plaintiff, a resident of Hyattsville, Maryland, sues her former landlord for the return of a $750 security deposit The complaint does not present a federal question, and the amount in controversy is Well below the minimum threshold to establish diversity jurisdiction A separate

order of dismissal accompanies this Memorandum Opinion.

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m United States Dis'trict Jucl'ge DATE: March 2 , 2017