Todd Michael Schultz v. Les Tseng
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No 2:23-cv-06763-JLS-RAO Date: September 15, 2023 Title: Todd Michael Schultz v. Les Tseng 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 DISMISSING FOR LACK OF
SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION
Plaintiff filed this action pro se on July 31, 2023, alleging medical malpractice against several Defendants. (Compl., Doc. 1.) Because medical malpractice is a state (not federal) claim, Plaintiff can invoke this Court’s jurisdiction only if he establishes diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
Section 1332 grants federal courts jurisdiction over actions (1) “where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000,” and (2) the parties are “citizens of different states.” The second prong “requires ‘complete diversity’ of citizenship, meaning that ‘the citizenship of…