Singh

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 AMRIT SINGH, Case No. 21-cv-06183-NC 11 Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: SUBJECT MATTER v. JURISDICTION 13 PALMETTO CONSULTING OF Re: ECF 1 COLUMBIA, LLC, and others, Defendants. 16 On August 11, 2021, Pro Se Plaintiff Amrit Singh filed a complaint against Defendants regarding a contract dispute over the ownership of an insurance company. ECF 1. It is unclear from the complaint whether this Court has subject matter jurisdiction over the dispute. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS Singh to show cause in writing why this case should not be dismissed by September 13, 2021. Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction and are presumptively without jurisdiction. Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). Federal courts only have jurisdiction over three types of cases: (1) where the United States is a party; (2) where there is a “federal…