Bolthouse Farms, Inc. v. Atkinson Staffing, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WM. BOLTHOUSE FARMS, INC., No. 1:19-cv-01560-NONE-JLT Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

COMPLAINT SHOULD NOT BE

MESA UNDERWRITERS SPECIALTY DISMISSED FOR LACK OF SUBJECT-

INSURANCE COMPANY, MATTER JURISDICTION

15 Defendant. (Doc. No. 1)

17 On November 1, 2019, plaintiff Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc., commenced this action by filing a complaint against defendants Atkinson Staffing, Inc., Mesa Underwriters Specialty Insurance Company (“Mesa”) and 50 Doe defendants. (Doc. No. 1.) The case now proceeds only against defendant Mesa and the Doe defendants. (See Doc. No. 37 (order of magistrate judge concerning voluntary dismissal).) Plaintiff’s claims against Mesa arise under California law and relate to an insurance contract. (Doc. No. 1.) Plaintiff’s complaint alleges that plaintiff is “a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Michigan with its principal place of Business in Kern County, California.” …