Uber
Angela Nails v. Uber
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No. 2:23-cv-10729-JLS-ASDate: February 05, 2024 Title: Angela Nails v. Uber 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 ACTION FOR LACK
OF SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION
Plaintiff Angela Nails pro se filed a complaint against Defendant Uber. (Compl., Doc. 1.) Plaintiff does not specify what claims she asserts; nor does she specify what basis this Court has for jurisdiction. (See id.) However, Plaintiff’s complaint alleges that Uber’s conduct violated “State employment Rules.” (Id. at 2. (emphasis added).) Accordingly, the Court interprets Plaintiff to assert state-law claims and invoke this Court’s diversity jurisdiction.
“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, Plaintiff has the burden of…