Kimberly Clisbee v. County of Los Angeles

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KIMBERLY CLISBEE et al., Case No. 2:23-cv-07844-SB-RAO

Plaintiffs,

v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE

DISMISSAL FOR LACK OF

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., SUBJECT MATTER

JURISDICTION AND ORDER

Defendants. VACATING HEARING

Plaintiff Kimberly Clisbee filed this action pro se on September 17, 2023. Dkt. No. 1. The complaint also lists Christopher Co as a co-Plaintiff, but he did not sign the complaint, and Clisbee does not purport to be an attorney authorized to represent him. The complaint references a proceeding in state court that has been pending for more than a year, apparently filed by Clisbee and Co. Plaintiff alleges that the case is an emergency and that her child could die because she is being denied access to health care. The complaint neither lists the Defendants nor identifies any basis for federal jurisdiction (or venue), but it alleges five causes of action, all of which arise under state law, which are apparently alleged against Los Angeles County and various medical providers. Id. ¶¶ 45–117. The civil cover sheet filed with the complaint…