Gideon Siebert v. N.E.R.D. Power CA, LLC

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 2:23-cv-06305-JLS-RAO Date: August 10, 2023 Title: Gideon Siebert v. N.E.R.D. Power CA, LLC et al Present: Honorable JOSEPHINE L. STATON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Gabby Garcia N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFF: ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANT:

Not Present Not Present

PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS

CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR LACK OF

SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION

Defendant removed this action on August 2, 2023, invoking the Court’s diversity jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 1332. (See Notice of Removal (“NOR”), Doc 1.) “Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction.” Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). As the party invoking federal jurisdiction, Defendant has the burden of establishing that this case lies within the Court’s limited jurisdiction. See id. A federal court has diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332 if the parties to the action are citizens of…