William Lawrence McGrann v. Beverly McGrann Walker

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 8:20-cv-01447-JLS-DFM Date: August 30, 2021 Title: William Lawrence McGrann v. Beverly McGrann Walker et al Present: Honorable JOSEPHINE L. STATON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Melissa Kunig N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFF: ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANT:

Not Present Not Present

PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER (1) TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS

CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR LACK OF

SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION AND (2) VACATING

HEARING ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR DEFAULT

JUDGMENT ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Plaintiff filed this action on August 5, 2020, alleging, in brief, that Defendant coerced Plaintiff’s former girlfriend to hide her pregnancy from him. (Compl., Doc 1.) Having reviewed the Complaint, it appears the Court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction over this action. “Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction.” Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). The district court has a duty to establish…