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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 SAYED MOKARAM, No. 2:24-cv-03010-TLN-SCR 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 14 SAYED ALEM SADAT, 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se, and this matter is referred to the undersigned pursuant to 18 Local Rule 302(c)(21). A review of the record reflects that federal subject matter jurisdiction 19 may be lacking. Additionally, the action was filed on November 1, 2024, there has been no 20 return/proof of service filed, and Defendant has not appeared. Accordingly, Plaintiff shall show 21 cause why the action should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction or pursuant to Federal Rule 22 of Civil Procedure 4(m). 23 I. Subject Matter Jurisdiction 24 Jurisdiction is a threshold inquiry that must precede the adjudication of any case before 25 the district court. Morongo Band of Mission Indians v. Cal. State Bd. of Equalization, 858 F.2d 26 1376, 1380 (9th Cir. 1988). Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction and may…