Alexander

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LIAM ALEXANDER, Case No. 24-cv-08394-TSH

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE:

v. SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION

HILTON HOTELS WORLDWIDE, Defendant.

12 On October 23, 2024, Plaintiff Liam Alexander filed suit against Hilton Hotels Worldwide, alleging one claim for “personal injury.” ECF No. 1. However, Plaintiff states both parties are residents of California and jurisdiction is based on a federal question. “Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. They possess only that power authorized by Constitution and statute.” Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). “Subject matter jurisdiction can never be forfeited or waived and federal courts have a continuing independent obligation to determine whether subject-matter jurisdiction exists.” Leeson v. Transamerica Disability Income Plan, 671 F.3d 969, 975 n.12 (9th Cir. 2012) (internal quotation marks and citations omitted); Valdez v.…