SBCW Consulting Inc v. TSYS Merchant Solutions LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SBCW CONSULTING INC.,

Case No. 2:24-cv-03193-SB-AGR

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE

SUBJECT-MATTER

TSYS MERCHANT SOLUTIONS JURISDICTION

LLC et al.,

Defendants.

Plaintiff SBCW Consulting Inc. filed this putative class action alleging overcharging of credit card processing fees on April 18, 2024, asserting federal subject-matter jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA). Dkt. No. 1 ¶ 23.

Federal courts have subject-matter jurisdiction only over matters authorized by the U.S. Constitution and Congress. 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 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”).

A federal district court has original jurisdiction under CAFA when (1) there are 100 or more members of the…