Michael Reese v. Jetblue Airways Corporation

1 JS-6 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MICHAEL REESE, et al., Case No. 2:25-cv-00251-FLA (JPRx)

12 Plaintiffs,

ORDER REMANDING ACTION FOR

13 v. LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER

JURISDICTION [DKT. 18]

14

JETBLUE AIRWAYS

15 CORPORATION, et al., 16 Defendants. 17

18 19 On March 28, 2025, the court Ordered the parties to Show Cause (“OSC”) why 20 the action should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction due to an 21 insufficient amount in controversy. Dkt. 18. The court provided the parties 14 days 22 to respond and cautioned Defendant that, as the party asserting federal jurisdiction, its 23 “failure to timely respond to the [OSC] shall result in the remand of this action 24 without further warning.” Id. at 3. Defendant did not file a response to the OSC. 25 Federal courts are courts of “limited jurisdiction,” possessing only “power 26 authorized by the Constitution and statute[.]” Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins.…