Fidelity

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL

Case No. EDCV 24-2555-KK-DTBx Date: December 4, 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 Regarding Subject Matter Jurisdiction and Sanctions

On October 29, 2024, plaintiff Robert Martin (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se, filed a Complaint against defendant Fidelity (“Defendant”) in Riverside County Superior Court, asserting a single claim for “negligence” based on allegations Defendant “deprived the Plaintiff of his bank account in the amount of $24,468.82.” ECF Docket No. (“Dkt.”) 1 at 8, 10. Plaintiff seeks $24,468.82 in compensatory damages and $50 million in punitive damages. Id. at 10. On November 27, 2024, Defendant removed the action to this Court, asserting diversity jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332 and federal question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.…