Blanca Mejia v. Essential Services Group LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL

Case No. ED CV 20-1909-DMG (KKx) Date September 23, 2020

Title Blanca Mejia v. Essential Services Group LLC, et atl. Page 1 of

Present: The Honorable DOLLY M. GEE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

KANE TIEN NOT REPORTED

Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

Attorneys Present for Plaintiff(s) Attorneys Present for Defendant(s) None Present None Present

Proceedings: IN CHAMBERS— ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE COURT

SHOULD NOT DISMISS THIS ACTION FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION

Pro se Plaintiff Blanca Mejia filed this action on September 15, 2020. Compl. [Doc. # 1]. She contends that the Court has diversity jurisdiction over the matter. Id. at ¶ 4. To give rise to a court’s diversity jurisdiction, a lawsuit must place over $75,000 in controversy and concern parties that have complete diversity of citizenship (i.e., are citizens of different states). 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Complete diversity means that “each defendant must be a citizen of a different state from each plaintiff.” In re Digimarc Corp. Derivative Litig.,…