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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JOHN ANTHONY CASTRO, No. 2:23-cv-02172 DAD AC (PS) Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SECRETARY OF STATE SHIRLEY WEBER and DONALD JOHN TRUMP, 14 Defendants.

16 On October 2, 2023, plaintiff filed this action in pro se and paid the filing fee. ECF No. 1. The case was accordingly referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21). The undersigned has reviewed the complaint and, believing that this court lacks subject matter jurisdiction to hear plaintiff’s case, issued an Order to Show Cause to plaintiff requiring that he respond and demonstrate that federal jurisdiction exists. ECF No. 6. Plaintiff filed a response on October 17, 2023. ECF No. 7. The response fails to demonstrate that jurisdiction exists, and the undersigned therefore recommends that this case be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. “Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction.” Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377,…