The Guarantee Company of North America USA v. Roberto M. Boneso
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF Case No. 2:24-cv-01307-SB-AJR
NORTH AMERICA USA,
Plaintiff,
v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE:
SUBJECT MATTER
ROBERT M. BONESO et al., JURISDICTION
Defendants.
Plaintiff The Guarantee Company of North America USA filed the complaint in this indemnity action on February 16, 2024. Dkt. No. 1. Plaintiff alleges that this Court has diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
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”).