Steven L. Lombardo v. Mercantile Resource Group, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEVEN L. LOMBARDO and LIFE FORCE TRUST, Case No. 20-cv-02153-NC 11 Plaintiffs,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE

12 v. COURT HAS SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OVER THIS CASE

MERCHANTILE RESOURCE GROUP, AND WHETHER SERVICE IS PROPER

INC, and CHOCTAW INDIAN ASSET RECOVERY TRUST dba CHOCTAW MANAGEMENT GROUP

Defendants.

Plaintiffs Steven Lombardo and Life Force Trust (LFT) filed a complaint against defendants Merchantile Resource Group, Inc (MRG) and Choctaw Management Group (CMG) with claims for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. Dkt. No. 1. Plaintiffs state that this Court has subject matter jurisdiction on diversity grounds under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Id. at 6. The Complaint does not identify the citizenship of every defendant, nor does it make clear that the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000. Dkt. No. 1. The Court also has doubts as to whether service was proper and defendants…