Legal Opinion

Montes, Jr. v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided February 20, 2019No. Civil Action No. 2019-0285Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Francisco Montes, Jr., ) Plaintiff, § v. § Civil Action No. 19-285 (UNA) Washington Metropolitan Area § Transit Authority, ) Defendant. § MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter is before the Court on plaintiffs pro se complaint and application to proceed informal pauperis (IFP). The Court Will grant the IFP 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…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. KrogerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Bush v. ButlerDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2007
  3. Keith Winston Watters v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Brenda Blocker, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
  4. MacHie v. ChardonnetDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015

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