Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 09-7006. Attorney(S) James F. Johnson, Washington, DC, for Appellant. Judges David Bryan Sentelle David S. Tatel Merrick B. Garland Acts Judiciary And Judicial Procedure — District Courts; Jurisdiction — Jurisdiction And Venue — Federal Question See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. James F. JOHNSON, Appellant v. Brenda ROBINSON and AKB Properties, Appellees. 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) ("[F]ederal 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 Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published.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.