Donald W. Park v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL

Case No. EDCV 24-844-KK-SPx Date: May 24, 2024 Title:

Present: The Honorable KENLY KIYA KATO, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Attorney(s) Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) Present for Defendant(s): None Present None Present

Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order to Show Cause Why Action Should Not Be Dismissed for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction

On April 22, 2024, plaintiff Donald W. Park (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se, filed the instant Petition for Writ of Mandamus (“Petition”). ECF Docket No. (“Dkt.”) 1. Plaintiff seeks an order requiring defendant United States Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro (“Defendant”) to provide Plaintiff with an opportunity to appear at an in-person hearing before the Board for Correction of Naval Records. Id.

Federal courts are courts of “limited jurisdiction” which “possess only that power authorized by Constitution and statute[.]” Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). Thus,…