Jenkins v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
GARY V. JENKINS,
Plaintiff,
v. Civil Action No. 22-3660 (CKK)
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF
RHODE ISLAND, et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
(December 9, 2022)
This matter is before the Court on consideration of Plaintiff’s pro se [1] Complaint,
comprising just three sentences. Plaintiff, a citizen of Georgia, appears to allege that a health
insurance company and a pharmacy, both purportedly citizens of Rhode Island, “withheld”
“healthcare services” due under a policy purportedly applicable to Plaintiff. ECF No. 1.
Plaintiff summarily claims a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution and
claims $500,000,000.00 of damages. As an initial matter, “Plaintiff [] has failed to set forth a
basis for this [C]ourt’s subject matter jurisdiction or venue.” Mem. Op. at 2, ECF No. 3, Reyna
v. Wisconsin, 22-3231 (UNA) (D.D.C. Nov. 28, 2022) (JEB) (slip op.) (dismissing complaint sua
sponte on Rule 8 grounds). It is entirely unclear how the United States District Court for the
District of Columbia has jurisdiction or venue over a matter between a citizen of Georgia and
citizens of Rhode Island. Moreover, Plaintiff’s laconic complaint does not provide, pursuant to
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a), “(1) 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.” See also Ciralsky v. CIA, 355 F.3d 661, 668-71 (D.C. Cir. 2004).
As such, it is hereby,
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ORDERED, that the [1] Complaint and this case are DISMISSED.
SO ORDERED.
This is a final appealable order.
Dated: December 9, 2022
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COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY
United States District Judge
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