Edmund Edwards v. Lee R. Bogdanoff

Case 2:22-cv-08812-FMO-PLA Document Filed 02/02/ Page 1 of Page ID #:127

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION 11 EDMUND EDWARDS, ) No. CV 22-8812 FMO (PLA) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER DISMISSING AMENDED v. ) COMPLAINT FOR LACK OF ) JURISDICTION LEE R. BOGDANOFF, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) 17 On December 5, 2022, Edmund Edwards (“plaintiff”) filed a Complaint initiating this pro se action. (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff also filed a “Request to Proceed In Forma Paupers,” which was blank apart from plaintiff’s signature and a date. (ECF No. 2; “IFP Request”). A ruling on plaintiff’s IFP Request was postponed for 30 days, and plaintiff was ordered to file the required information. (ECF No. 5). Instead, on January 12, 2023, plaintiff paid the filing fee. (ECF No. 6). On the Civil Cover Sheet that plaintiff filed with his Complaint, plaintiff checked “diversity” as the basis for jurisdiction. (ECF…