Michael Reese v. Jetblue Airways Corporation

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

Plaintiffs,

ORDER REMANDING ACTION FOR

v. LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER

JURISDICTION [DKT. 18]

JETBLUE AIRWAYS

15 CORPORATION, et al., Defendants.

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