Ebenezer Dickson Mensah v. Steven A. Bell
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No. CV 23-4000 PA (JCx) Date May 30, 2023 Title Ebenezer Mensah v. Steven Bell, et al.
Present: The Honorable PERCY ANDERSON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Kamilla Sali-Suleyman Not Reported N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter Tape No. Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None None Proceedings: IN CHAMBERS - COURT ORDER
Before this Court is a Complaint filed by plaintiff Ebenezer Mensah (‘Plaintiff’) on May 23, 2023. Plaintiff alleges that this Court possesses subject matter jurisdiction based on the Court’s diversity jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a) states that “[a] pleading that sets forth a claim for relief must contain a short and plain statement of the grounds for the court’s jurisdiction... .” Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(1). This District’s Local Rules further provide that “[t]he statutory or other basis for the exercise of jurisdiction by…