Young

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE Case No. 1:25-cv-00559-JLT-HBK

COMPANY,

12 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CASE Plaintiff, SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR LACK 13 OF SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION v. 14 FOURTEEN-DAY RESPONSE PERIOD

ANIETRA YOUNG,

15 Defendant. 16

17 18 This matter is before the Court sua sponte following a review of Plaintiff’s Motion for 19 Default Judgment (Doc. No. 11) and the Complaint (Doc. No. 1). Because this Court’s subject 20 matter jurisdiction is not clearly established on the face of the Complaint, Plaintiff Metropolitan 21 Life Insurance Company will be allowed an opportunity to show cause why this matter should not 22 be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. 23 I. BACKGROUND 24 Plaintiff Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“Plaintiff”) commenced this action by 25 filing a Complaint against Defendant Anietra Young (“Defendant”), seeking to recover funds 26 …