UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FILED
SEP 162009
David Kissi, )
) C'~~k, u.s. District and
uankruptcy Courts
Plaintiff, )
)
v. ) Civil Action No.
) Og 1756
Milton Morris et al., )
)
Defendants. )
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This matter is before the Court on plaintiffs pro se complaint and application to proceed
informa 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 District of Columbia resident, sues two defendants also residing or based in
the District of Columbia. The complaint neither presents a federal question nor provides a basis
for diversity jurisdiction because the parties are not of diverse citizenship. Accordingly, the
complaint will be dismissed. I A separate Order accompanies th' orandum Opinion.
Date: September ~
IPresumably, plaintiff may seek redress in the Superior Court of the District of
Columbia.