Boutros
Boutros v. The UPS Store Corporate
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ZINIA EZZET BOUTROS, Case No.: 25-cv-514-RSH-KSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
v.
THE UPS STORE CORPORATE, Defendant. 16 17 18 Plaintiff Zinia Ezzet Boutros, proceeding pro se, initiated the instant lawsuit naming a single defendant, “The UPS Store Corporate.” ECF No. 1. The Court concludes sua sponte dismissal of this action is warranted. “Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction.” Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). It is “presumed that a cause lies outside this limited jurisdiction, and the burden of establishing the contrary rests upon the party asserting jurisdiction.” Id. (internal citation omitted). Courts “have an independent obligation to determine whether subject-matter jurisdiction exists, even in the absence of a challenge from any party.” Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp., 546 U.S. 500, 503 (2006). “[T]he requirement that jurisdiction be established as a threshold matter is…