(PS) State of California v. Ingram El

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., No. 2:19-cv-0560 KJM DB PS Plaintiffs, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE MICHAEL INGRAM EL, Defendant. 16 On April 1, 2019, defendant Michael Ingram El filed a notice of removal of this action from the Sacramento County Superior Court. (ECF No. 1.) Defendant is proceeding pro se. Accordingly, the matter has been referred to the undersigned for all purposes encompassed by Local Rule 302(c)(21). Jurisdiction is a threshold inquiry that must precede the adjudication of any case before the district court. Morongo Band of Mission Indians v. Cal. State Bd. of Equalization, 858 F.2d 1376, 1380 (9th Cir. 1988). Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction and may adjudicate only those cases authorized by federal law. Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994); Willy v. Coastal Corp., 503 U.S. 131, 136-37 (1992). “Federal courts are presumed to lack jurisdiction, ‘unless the contrary appears…