Melinda L Daire v. Roger Mason et al

Filing 4

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION by Judge Stephen V. Wilson, (See document for further details.) (rla)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WESTERN DIVISION

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MELINDA DAIRE,
Plaintiff,

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Case No. CV 13-00973 SVW (AN)
ORDER DISMISSING ACTION FOR
LACK OF JURISDICTION

v.

14 ROGER MASON, et al.,
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Defendants.

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On February 11, 2013, plaintiff Melinda Daire commenced this action by filing her

19 pro se complaint alleging claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress, abuse of
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"Federal courts are always under an independent obligation to examine their own

22 jurisdiction, . . . and a federal court may not entertain an action over which it has no
23 jurisdiction." Hernandez v. Campbell, 204 F.3d 861, 865 (9th Cir. 2000) (per curiam;
24 citations and quotations omitted). "If the court determines at any time that it lacks subject25
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matter jurisdiction, the court must dismiss the action." Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)(3).
Consequently, "[a] court may raise the question of subject matter jurisdiction, sua

27 sponte, at any time during the pendency of the action[.]" Snell v. Cleveland, Inc., 316 F.3d
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822, 826 (9th Cir. 2002); see also Scholastic Entm 't, Inc. v. Fox Entm 't Group, Inc., 336

1 F.3d 982, 985 (9th Cir. 2003) ("While a party is entitled to notice and an opportunity to
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respond when a court contemplates dismissing a claim on the merits, it is not so when the

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dismissal is for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.") (citations omitted).

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This Court lacks jurisdiction over Plaintiffs complaint because it fails to set forth any

5 specific facts that remotely establish this Court has diversity or federal question jurisdiction.

6 At best, the vague and conclusory allegations only raise non-cognizable state tort claims.
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Accordingly, for the foregoing reasons, the Court finds it lacks subject matter

8 jurisdiction. Therefore, the complaint is dismissed.
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DATED: June 4, 2013
STEPHEN V. WILSON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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