Wallace et al v. Buckingham Property Mgt., et al

Filing 4

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 5/17/2016 ORDERING that no later than 5/31/2016, plaintiffs shall show cause why this action should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. (Reader, L)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CLEVELAND WALLACE, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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No. 2:16-cv-1000 TLN CKD PS

v.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

BUCKINGHAM PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiffs are proceeding in this action pro se. In this action, plaintiffs allege only state
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law claims. The complaint alleges diversity as the basis of jurisdiction. However, plaintiffs are
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residents of California and the complaint alleges that at least two of the defendant corporations
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are citizens of California. Thus diversity jurisdiction is lacking.
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The federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. In the absence of a basis for federal
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jurisdiction, plaintiff’s claims cannot proceed in this venue. Because there is no basis for federal

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subject matter jurisdiction evident in the complaint, plaintiffs will be ordered to show cause why
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this action should not be dismissed. Failure to allege a proper basis for subject matter jurisdiction
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will result in a recommendation that the action be dismissed.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that no later than May 31, 2016, plaintiffs shall

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

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Dated: May 17, 2016

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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