Baker v. Pruitt

Filing 16

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. ( Show Cause Response due by 6/1/2015.) Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 5/19/2015. (jdh)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
ALLEN BAKER,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 15-cv-207-JPG-PMF

DELBERT KEITH PRUITT,
Defendant.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
In light of Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals admonitions, see Foster v. Hill, 497 F.3d
695, 696-97 (7th Cir. 2007), the Court has undertaken a rigorous initial review of pleadings to
ensure that jurisdiction has been properly pled. See Hertz Corp. v. Friend, 559 U.S. 77, 94
(2010) (noting courts’ “independent obligation to determine whether subject-matter jurisdiction
exists, even when no party challenges it”).
It appears from the Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint (Doc. 8) and the exhibits attached
thereto, that at the time of filing the initial Complaint (Doc. 1), the amount in controversy did not
meet the requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a).
Therefore, the Court hereby ORDERS the Plaintiff to SHOW CAUSE on or before
June 1, 2015 why this case should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Failure to respond
to this order may result in dismissal.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: 5/19/2015
s/J. Phil Gilbert
J. PHIL GILBERT
DISTRICT JUDGE