Whitaker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRIAN WHITAKER, Plaintiff, No. C 21-03365 WHA

v.

THE LONELY PLANET LLC, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Defendant.

19 Federal courts “have an independent obligation to determine whether subject-matter jurisdiction exists, even in the absence of a challenge from any party.” Arbaugh v. Y&H Corp., 546 U.S. 500, 514 (2006). Consistent with that independent obligation, plaintiff is ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE as to why this case should not be dismissed for lack of Article III standing. In light of the well-pleaded allegations by the San Francisco and Los Angeles District Attorneys regarding the conduct of the Potter Handy firm and its clients, plaintiff’s counsel must also submit one or more declaration(s) substantiating, in detail, the allegations that the plaintiff visited the establishment in the first place. See Complaint, People of the State of 1102496. The declaration must substantiate the jurisdictional allegations as to any “real…