Duroncelet et al v. Obama et al

Filing 7

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 7/30/14 ORDERING that no later than August 13, 2014, plaintiffs shall show cause why this action should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. (Becknal, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOE ANN DURONCELET, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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No. 2:14-cv-1768 JAM CKD PS

v.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

BARAK OBAMA, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiffs are proceeding in this action pro se. Plaintiffs have filed a forty-one page

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complaint that is vague and ambiguous as to what claims plaintiffs are making. The complaint

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does not allege a basis for subject matter jurisdiction in this court. The federal courts are courts

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of limited jurisdiction. In the absence of a basis for federal jurisdiction, plaintiffs’ claims cannot

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proceed in this venue. Because there is no basis for federal subject matter jurisdiction evident in

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the complaint, plaintiffs will be ordered to show cause why this action should not be dismissed.

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Failure to allege a proper basis for subject matter jurisdiction will result in a recommendation that

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the action be dismissed.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that no later than August 13, 2014, plaintiffs

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shall show cause why this action should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

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Dated: July 30, 2014

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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