Shari

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 HOMA SHARI, Case No. 24-cv-08595-SI

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

v. CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED

FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION

SUSAN RUSSELL,

Defendant.

On November 29, 2024, self-represented plaintiff Homa Shari filed this lawsuit against defendant Susan Russell. Shari and Russell are neighbors, and Shari claims that Russell has been harassing her in various ways. Russell has not yet been served with the complaint and summons. The Court has granted Shari several extensions of the deadline to serve Russell, but Shari states that she has been unable to do so because Russell has been “hacking” her phone. Dkt. No. 13. The Court has the independent obligation to ensure that it has jurisdiction over this lawsuit. See Henderson ex rel. Henderson v. Shinseki, 562 U.S. 428, 434 (2011). The Court has reviewed the complaint and concludes that it does not demonstrate a basis for federal jurisdiction. Shari 19 claims that…