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

I. BACKGROUND

21 Plaintiffs filed this case on March 30, 2020, alleging that Lombardo and Sanchez formed 22 Mercantile Resource Group to share ownership and responsibilities for 82 mortgage bonds of 23 Mississippi Central Railroad. Compl. ¶ 5, ECF 1. Lombardo and Sanchez allegedly entered into a 24 written contract to create a 50/50 ownership of the bonds. Compl. ¶¶ 3, 5; Ex. 1., Contract, ECF 1- 25 1. Choctaw Management Group, of which Sanchez is a trustee, currently holds the 82 bonds. 26 Compl. ¶ 29. Lombardo did not seek a monetary judgment, but rather requested restitution and 27 The original complaint was filed against Defendants Mercantile Resource Group and Choctaw Management Group. See Compl. Plaintiffs filed a motion for default judgment against those defendants in May and June 2020, and Judge Nathanael M. Cousins, then presiding over the case, ordered Plaintiffs to show cause: (1) why it had subject matter jurisdiction over this case, and (2) whether Defendants were properly served and on notice of the action. See Order to Show Cause, ECF 25. Plaintiffs responded on June 28 and 29, 2020. See Resp., ECF 27, and Resp., ECF 28. Judge…