Williamsburg National Insurance Company v. Southland Sod Farms Operations, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL Case No. 2:23-cv-02189-FLA (PVCx)
INSURANCE COMPANY,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
Plaintiff, ACTION SHOULD NOT BE v. DISMISSED FOR LACK OF
SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION
SOUTHLAND SOD FARMS
OPERATIONS, INC., et al. Defendants.
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Federal courts are courts of “limited jurisdiction,” possessing only “power authorized by the Constitution and statute[.]” Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994); U.S. Const. art. III, § 2, cl. 1. Courts are presumed to lack jurisdiction unless the contrary appears affirmatively from the record. See DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Cuno, 547 U.S. 332, 342 n. 3 (2006). Additionally, federal courts have an obligation to examine jurisdiction sua sponte before proceeding to the merits of a case. See Ruhrgas AG v. Marathon Oil Co., 526 U.S. 574, 583 (1999). Federal courts have jurisdiction where an action arises under federal law or 9…