Allen v. Avon

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DERRICK ALLEN, SR., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 25-00277 (UNA) ) ) KELDA DAVIS AVON, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff, appearing pro se, has filed a complaint and an application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). For the following reasons, the Court grants the IFP application and dismisses the complaint. 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…