Santos
Santos v. Reis
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 SARA CATARINA REIS SANTOS No. 1:20-cv-00109-LJO-SKO 11 Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR
LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER
v. JURISDICTION; AND
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS CHARLES REIS IV, et al., CERTAIN DEFENDANTS SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR MISJOINDER Defendant.
FOURTEEN DAY DEADLINE
17 (Doc. 1) 18 Plaintiff Sara Catarina Reis Santos, appearing pro se, filed a complaint on January 21, 2020. (Doc. 1). From the court’s initial review of the complaint, it appears that the court lacks subject matter jurisdiction to consider the claims presented. Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction and lack inherent or general subject matter jurisdiction. Federal courts can adjudicate only those cases which the United States Constitution and Congress authorize them to adjudicate. Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co., 511 U.S. 375 (1994). To proceed in federal court, a…