Media Force Communications 2007 LTD. v. Aspiration Partners, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MEDIA FORCE COMMUNICATIONS Case No. 2:23-cv-03799-FLA (SKx) (2007) LTD,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
Plaintiff, ACTION SHOULD NOT BE v. DISMISSED FOR LACK OF
SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION,
VENUE, OR PROSECUTION ASPIRATION PARTNERS, INC., et al. Defendants.
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…