Mora v. UCSF

Filing 6

ORDER DISMISSING CASE FOR LACK OF FEDERAL JURISDICTION. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 8/22/2013. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/22/2013)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CARMEN MORA,
Plaintiff,

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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No. C 13-3888 CW
ORDER DISMISSING
CASE FOR LACK OF
FEDERAL
JURISDICTION

v.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA at SAN
FRANCISCO,
Defendant.
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On August 22, 2013, Edgar Mora filed a complaint on behalf of

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his mother, Plaintiff Carmen Mora, seeking a court order

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compelling the University of California at San Francisco to admit

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Plaintiff to its hospital.

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complaint alleges that Plaintiff was recently discharged from the

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hospital’s intensive care unit but remains in need of medical

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services.

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this action presents a life or death situation,” Magistrate Judge

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LaPorte construed Plaintiff’s complaint as a request for a

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temporary restraining order and reassigned the matter to the

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undersigned judge.

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Id.

Docket No. 1, Complaint, Ex. I.

The

After Plaintiff’s son “informed the Court that

Docket No. 4, Order Reassigning Case.

After reviewing the complaint, the Court finds that Plaintiff

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has not identified a basis for federal subject matter

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jurisdiction.

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diversity of citizenship as the only basis of jurisdiction but

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also indicates that both parties in this action are citizens of

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the State of California.

The cover sheet to her complaint identifies

Accordingly, this action must be

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dismissed.

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requested here in state court.

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Plaintiff may attempt to seek the relief that she has

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: 8/22/2013

CLAUDIA WILKEN
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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