Sadat

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