Campbell v. Feld Entertainment, Inc et al

Filing 144

Order to Show Cause RE: Federal Jurisdiction. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on 2/17/2014. (lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/17/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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SHANNON CAMPBELL,

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Plaintiff,
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FELD ENTERTAINMENT, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

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MARK ENNIS,

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Plaintiff,
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FELD ENTERTAINMENT, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

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JOSEPH CUVIELLO,

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Plaintiff,
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FELD ENTERTAINMENT, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

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Case Nos.: 12-CV-04233-LHK
13-CV-00233-LHK
13-CV-03135-LHK
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE:
FEDERAL JURISDICTION

The Courts’ sole source of subject-matter jurisdiction in the instant cases is diversity

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jurisdiction. However, Plaintiffs have not alleged the citizenship of the various individual

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Defendants. The Court has an independent obligation to ensure that the Court has subject-matter
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Case Nos.: 12-CV-04233-LHK; 13-CV-00233-LHK; 13-CV-03135
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: FEDERAL JURISDICTION

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jurisdiction. Hernandez v. Campbell, 204 F.3d 861, 865 (9th Cir. 2000). Accordingly, the Court

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ORDERS the Defendants to file a statement of no more than three pages that states the domicile for

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purposes of federal diversity jurisdiction of the individual Defendants by no later than February 21,

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2014. Defendants’ statement shall be accompanied by declarations from individual Defendants that

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establish the basis for the domicile.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: February 17, 2014

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LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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Case Nos.: 12-CV-04233-LHK; 13-CV-00233-LHK; 13-CV-03135
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: FEDERAL JURISDICTION