Sirinapha Suwanphanich v. Chem Pro, LLC
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SIRINAPHA SUWANPHANICH, Case No. 2:24-cv-00219-SB-JC
Plaintiff,
v.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE:
CHEM PRO, LLC et al., SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION
Defendants.
Plaintiff Sirinapha Suwanphanich filed the complaint in this employment case in Los Angeles County Superior Court on October 26, 2023, against Defendants Water Engineering, Inc. and Chem Pro, LLC. Water Engineering, Inc. filed a notice of removal on January 9, 2024. Dkt. No. 1.
Federal courts have subject-matter jurisdiction only over matters authorized by the U.S. 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”).