Shriver

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 THOMAS SHRIVER, ET AL., Case No. 4:22-cv-03719-YGR

Plaintiffs, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: CAFA v.

JURISDICTION

PARTNERSHIP HEALTHPLAN OF

CALIFORNIA,

Defendant.

TO PLAINTIFFS AND PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL OF RECORD: YOU ARE HEREBY ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE IN WRITING why this case should not be dismissed for plaintiffs’ failure to establish that jurisdiction is proper pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(2). Relevant here, “CAFA vests federal courts with original diversity jurisdiction over class actions where (1) the aggregate amount in controversy exceeds $5,000,000; (2) any class member is a citizen of a state different from any defendant; and (3) there are at least 100 class members.” Brinkley v. Monterey Fin. Servs., Inc., 873 F.3d 1118, 1121 (9th Cir. 2017) (citation omitted). Nevertheless, “Congress provided exceptions to CAFA jurisdiction,” including the so-called “local controversy…