ROBERTS v. CENDANT MORTGAGE CORPORATION et al

Filing 12

ENTRY Directing Further Proceedings - The plaintiff shall have through March 21, 2012, in which to identify a plausible basis for invoking the court's limited jurisdiction over his claim of wrongful foreclosure. (copy to Plaintiff via US Mail). Signed by Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson on 3/2/2012.(JKS)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
JAMES A. ROBERTS, SR.,
Plaintiff,
vs.
CENDANT MORTGAGE CORP., et al.,
Defendants.

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1:11-cv-1438-JMS-DML

Entry Directing Further Proceedings
Subject matter jurisdiction relates to the court's power to adjudicate a case.
Morrison v. Nat'l Austl. Bank Ltd., 130 S. Ct. 2869, 2877 (2010); Reed Elsevier, Inc.
v. Muchnick, 130 S. Ct. 1237, 1243, (2010). The threshold question in every case is
whether the court has the power to entertain the suit. Warth v. Seldin, 422 U.S.
490, 498 (1975).
Federal district courts are courts of limited jurisdiction; A[t]hey possess
only that power authorized by Constitution and statute.@ Exxon Mobil
Corp. v. Allapattah Servs., Inc., 545 U.S. 546, 552, 125 S. Ct. 2611, 162
L.Ed.2d 502 (7th Cir. 2005) (quoting Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins.
Co. of America, 511 U.S. 375, 377, 114 S. Ct. 1673, 128 L.Ed.2d 391
(1994)). Congress has conferred subject matter jurisdiction on the
district courts only in cases that raise a federal question and cases in
which there is diversity of citizenship among the parties. See 28 U.S.C.
'' 1331-32.
Smart v. Local 702 Intern. Broth. of Elec. Workers, 562 F.3d 798, 802 (7th Cir.
2009).
The plaintiff shall have through March 21, 2012, in which to identify a
plausible basis for invoking the court’s limited jurisdiction over his claim of
wrongful foreclosure.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

03/02/2012
Date: __________________

_______________________________
Hon. Jane Magnus-Stinson, Judge
United States District Court
Southern District of Indiana

Distribution:
JAMES A. ROBERTS, SR.
6448 Horizon Court
Indianapolis, IN 46260