Dylan Ford v. Rodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn, Brian Gotlieb, and Joy Campanelli

Summary

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma dismissed Dylan Ford's pro se complaint without prejudice for failure to allege a basis for federal subject-matter jurisdiction. The court found no basis for federal-question or diversity jurisdiction and deemed Ford's motion to proceed in forma pauperis moot.

Holdings

1. The complaint did not allege facts or legal authority establishing a federal claim, so the court could not exercise federal-question jurisdiction.
2. The complaint did not establish diversity jurisdiction because it alleged neither the citizenship of the parties nor an amount in controversy exceeding $75,000.
3. Because the court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction, it was required to dismiss the case without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(h)(3).

Questions Presented

1. Whether the complaint alleged a basis for federal-question jurisdiction.
2. Whether the complaint alleged complete diversity of citizenship and an amount in controversy exceeding $75,000 sufficient for diversity jurisdiction.
3. Whether the complaint had to be dismissed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(h)(3) when the court determined that subject-matter jurisdiction was lacking.

Disposition

dismissed