Dhillon

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RANDEEP SINGH DHILLON, et al., No. 1:23-cv-00416-ADA-CDB Plaintiffs, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WILLIAM EDWARDS, et al., (ECF No. 1) Defendants. 16 On March 21, 2023, Plaintiffs filed a complaint in the Eastern District of California alleging subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1346(b)(1). (ECF No. 1 at 5.) The Court has a sua sponte duty to confirm that it has subject matter jurisdiction over the cases on its docket. See Allen v. Santa Clara Cnty. Corr. Peace Officers Ass’n, 400 F. Supp. 3d 998, 1001 (E.D. Cal. 2019) (citing Ruhrgas AG v. Marathon Oil Co., 526 U.S. 574, 583 (1999)). It appears that Plaintiffs assert federal question jurisdiction by alleging violations of the Fourteenth Amendment. (See ECF No. 1 at 16–17, 20–21.) The Fourteenth Amendment, however, does not itself provide for a private right of action; Plaintiffs must point to an appropriate statute that does. See Azul-Pacifico, Inc.…