Supra National Express, Inc. v. Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SUPRA NATIONAL EXPRESS, INC, Case No. 2:24-cv-01593-SB-KS

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE

SUBJECT MATTER

PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO., L.P. JURISDICTION

et al.,

Defendants.

Plaintiff Supra National Express, Inc., filed this action in the Los Angeles Superior Court on January 24, 2024. Defendant Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P., removed the case on February 27 based solely on diversity. Dkt. No. 1. Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, having subject-matter jurisdiction only over matters authorized by the 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”).

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