Pereira v. Citibank

FILED

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FoR THE Disrizicr oF CGLUMBIA MAR 1 8 2011

Clerk, u.S. Dlstrlct & Bankruptcy

Courts for the Dlstrlct of columbia

Maria Lurdes Prior Pereira,

Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. (

Citibank Executive "Response Unit",

Defendant. \/§/\/£/%/\Y\¢/§/é&/\X

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This matter is before the Court on its initial review of plaintiff’ s pro se complaint and application for leave to proceed informa pauperis The Court will grant the in forma pauperis application and dismiss the case because the complaint fails to meet the minimal pleading requirements of Rule 8(a) of the F ederal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Pro se litigants must comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Jarrell v. Tisch, 656 F. Supp. 237, 239 (D.D.C. 1987). Rule 8(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires complaints to contain "(l) a short and plain statement of the grounds for the court's jurisdiction [and] (2) a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief." Fed. R. Civ. P. S(a); see Ashcrofi v. Iqbal, 129 S.Ct. l937, 1950 (2009); Ciralsky v. CIA, 355 F.3d 66l, 668-71 (D.C. Cir. 2004). The Rule 8 standard ensures that defendants receive fair notice of the claim being asserted so that they can prepare a responsive answer and an adequate defense and determine whether the doctrine of resjua'icala applies. Brown v. Calz'j”ano, 75 F.R.D. 497, 498 (D.D.C. 1977).

Plaintiff, a District of Columbia resident, sues Citibank for $50 billion in damages Her rambling accusations of "scam" and "corruption" by Citibank, J.P. Morgan and other financial institutions, however, fail to provide any notice of a claim and a basis for federal court jurisdiction. A separate order of dismissal accompanies this Memorandum Opinion. »l/\S/&l~

United‘étates District Judge

Date: March , 2011