U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 2009

Johnson v. Robinson

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Decided August 6, 2009 · Sentelle, Tatel, Garland

576 F.3d 522; 388 U.S. App. D.C. 64; 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 17709; 2009 WL 2426192 (Federal Reporter, Third Series)

Counsel

James F. Johnson, Washington, DC, for Appellant.

Cases that cite this one

43 later published cases cite this decision. The 25 that cite it most often are listed here.

McDaniel v. State of North Carolina (District Court, District of Columbia 2024)
Amiri v. GELMAN MANAGEMENT CO. (District Court, District of Columbia 2010)
Amiri V.gelman Management Company (District Court, District of Columbia 2010)
Wayne v. Wayne (District Court, District of Columbia 2026)
Wayne, Jr. v. Four Coasian Male Suspects (District Court, District of Columbia 2026)
Wayne, Jr. v. District of Columbia Government (District Court, District of Columbia 2026)
Williams v. Unknown (District Court, District of Columbia 2026)
Visconti v. Pinto (District Court, District of Columbia 2025)
Wayne v. McPhee (District Court, District of Columbia 2025)
Wall v. United States (District Court, District of Columbia 2025)
Wayne v. Unknown (District Court, District of Columbia 2025)
Khoza v. the District of Columbia (District Court, District of Columbia 2025)
Wayne v. McKnight (District Court, District of Columbia 2025)
Brown v. Safeway (District Court, District of Columbia 2025)
Wayne v. Unknown (District Court, District of Columbia 2025)
Wayne v. Two Male Suspects (District Court, District of Columbia 2025)
Wayne v. African Male (District Court, District of Columbia 2025)
Williams v. Medstar Health Inc. (District Court, District of Columbia 2025)
Greene v. St. Vincent De Paul (District Court, District of Columbia 2024)
Rollins v. Greene-Campbell (District Court, District of Columbia 2024)
Spencer v. Self Storage Plus (District Court, District of Columbia 2024)
Wagner v. United States Solicitor General (District Court, District of Columbia 2023)
Rushing v. 425 2nd Street Shelter (District Court, District of Columbia 2023)
Johnson v. District of Columbia Government (District Court, District of Columbia 2023)
Lee v. U.S. Federal Goverment (District Court, District of Columbia 2023)

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Opinion

JUDGMENT

PER CURIAM.

This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and on the brief filed by appellant. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2); D.C.Cir. Rule 34(j). It is

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court’s order filed December 11, 2008, dismissing appellant’s complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, be affirmed. Because the complaint is an outgrowth of a D.C. landlord-tenant dispute between residents of the District, the complaint was properly dismissed because it established neither federal question nor diversity of citizenship jurisdiction. See, e.g., 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 & 1332; see also Bilal v. Kaplan, 904 F.2d 14, 15 (8th Cir. 1990) (per curiam) (“[Fjederal court jurisdiction must affirmatively appear clearly and distinctly. The mere suggestion of a federal question is not sufficient to establish the jurisdiction of federal courts.”)

Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. The Clerk is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after resolution of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc. See Fed. R.App. P. 41(b); D.C.Cir. Rule 41.

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