Lama

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 NURBU LAMA, et al., Case No. 19-cv-07218-JSC

Plaintiffs,

ORDER TO PLAINTIFFS TO SHOW

v. CAUSE WHY THIS ACTION SHOULD

NOT BE DISMISSED PURSUANT TO

NEW CENTURY FOUNDATION, et al., FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL

PROCEDURE

Defendants.

13 Plaintiffs Nurbu Lama, Namygyal Dhondup and Zambala Inc. initiated this action in the 14 Southern District of New York in March 2019. (Dkt. No. 1.) Lama and Dhondup allege they 15 have been persecuted by defendant New Century Foundation. (Id. at 19.) Zambala is a Taiwanese 16 company that “trades in commodities that serve the needs of the spiritual communities and public 17 at large.” (Id.) Plaintiffs name a variety of defendants, including the New Century Foundation, 18 various lawyers, Facebook and Go Daddy. The Southern District of New York described the 19 factual allegations of the complaint as follows: 20 Plaintiff Nurbu describes himself as a Tibetan Buddhist guru or “lama.” (Affidavit of Lama Nurbu, sworn to Feb. 9, 2019…