John P. Cafarelli, D/B/A Battle Creek Taxi, Car Service v. Ross Yancy, D/B/A Yellow Cab Company,defendant-Appellee

CLAY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, John P. Cafarelli, d/b/a Battle Creek Taxi, Car Service, appeals from the district court’s judgment sua sponte dismissing Plaintiffs claim seeking declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief against Defendant, Ross Yancy, d/b/a Yfellow Cab Company, under § 605 of the Federal Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq., for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. For the reasons set forth below, we REVERSE the judgment of the district court.

I. BACKGROUND

On October 15, 1996, Plaintiff, then proceeding pro se, filed a complaint in the United States District Court for…