Nathan Cooley v. County of Los Angeles

Case 2:23-cv-01809-DMG-AFM Document Filed 03/15/ Page 1 of Page ID #:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL

Case No. CV 23-1809-DMG (AFMx) Date March 15, 2023

Title Nathan Cooley v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Page 1 of

Present: The Honorable DOLLY M. GEE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

KANE TIEN NOT REPORTED

Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

Attorneys Present for Plaintiff(s) Attorneys Present for Defendant(s) None Present None Present

Proceedings: IN CHAMBERS—ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS ACTION

SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER

JURISDICTION

On March 10, 2023, pro se Plaintiff Nathan Cooley filed a Complaint in this Court against Defendants County of Los Angeles and the Honorable Lisa Sepe-Wiesenfeld, Mark Young, and Bobbi Tillmon, judges of the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Compl. at 2 [Doc. # 1]. In his Complaint, Cooley asserts both federal question and diversity jurisdiction. Id. at 3.

On its face, the Complaint reveals that this Court does not have diversity jurisdiction because all…