FILED
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
JUN 3 0 2010
Clerk. U.S. District & Bankruptcy
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Courts for the District of Columbia
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Joel 1. Beavers, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. ) Civil Action NolO 1120
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Keith Watters et al., )
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Defendants. )
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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 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. 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, a resident of the District of Columbia, sues two attorneys apparently for the
second time. See CompI. Attachments (docket of Beavers v. Hill, Civ. Action No. 03-284). One
defendant resides or works in the District of Columbia. Like the previous complaint dismissed
for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, the current complaint presents neither a federal question
nor a basis for diversity jurisdiction because the plaintiff and one defendant reside in the same
state. A separate Order of dismissal accompanies this Memorandum Opinion.
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Date: June 'Vi, 2010
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