Saturnino Hernandez v. Sam's West, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SATURNINO HERNANDEZ, Case No. 2:23-cv-06715-SB-E
Plaintiff,
v.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE:
SAM’S WEST, INC. et al., SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION
Defendants.
Plaintiff Saturnino Hernandez filed the complaint in this personal injury case in the Los Angeles Superior Court on September 21, 2022. Defendant Sam’s West, Inc. filed a notice of removal on August 16, 2023. Dkt. No. 1.
Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, having subject matter jurisdiction over only matters authorized by the Constitution and Congress. See e.g., Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). This Court has a duty to assess whether federal subject matter jurisdiction exists and may consider the issue sua sponte at any stage of the proceedings. See Allstate Ins. Co. v. Hughes, 358 F.3d 1089, 1093 (9th Cir. 2004); see also Ruhrgas AG v. Marathon Oil Co., 526 U.S. 574, 583 (1999) (recognizing that “Article III generally requires a federal court to satisfy itself of its jurisdiction over the subject matter before it considers the merits of a case”).