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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
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United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

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No. 16-7047 September Term, 2015

1:16-cv-00623-UNA

Filed On: July 26, 2016

Abdul Wakil Amiri,

Appellant

v.

Law Office of Olikamma A. Ekekwe, et al.,

Appellees

ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

BEFORE: Rogers and Kavanaugh, Circuit Judges, and Ginsburg, Senior

Circuit Judge

J U D G M E N T

This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court

for the District of Columbia and on the brief and supplement 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, entered April 5,

2016, dismissing without prejudice appellant's complaint for lack of subject matter

jurisdiction, be affirmed. The district courts of the United States are "courts of limited

jurisdiction. They possess only that power authorized by Constitution and statute."

Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America, 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). The district

courts have jurisdiction in "federal question" cases, i.e., civil actions arising under the

Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States. 28 U.S.C. § 1331. The district

courts also have jurisdiction in "diversity" cases, i.e., civil actions between citizens of

different U.S. states or between U.S. citizens and foreign citizens or foreign states,

provided the matter in controversy exceeds $75,000. 28 U.S.C. § 1332. In this case,

because appellant established neither federal-question jurisdiction nor diversity

jurisdiction, the district court lacked jurisdiction. 

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United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

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No. 16-7047 September Term, 2015

Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published.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.

Per Curiam

FOR THE COURT:

Mark J. Langer, Clerk 

BY: /s/

Ken Meadows 

Deputy Clerk/LD

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