Williams v. Sterling BMW

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 BARTHOLOMEW WILLIAMS, Case No. 22-cv-06648-DMR

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE:

v. SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION

STERLING BMW, et al., Defendants.

Self-represented Plaintiff Bartholomew Williams filed a complaint and an application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). [Docket Nos. 1, 4.] The complaint alleges claims related to Plaintiff’s 2019 purchase of a certified used vehicle from Defendant Sterling BMW. Plaintiff appears to assert claims for fraud and misrepresentation against Defendants Sterling BMW, BMW of North America, and Mercedes Benz. Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, and a “federal court is presumed to lack jurisdiction in a particular case unless the contrary affirmatively appears.” Stock W., Inc. v. Confederated Tribes, 873 F.2d 1221, 1225 (9th Cir. 1989) (citations omitted). A federal court may exercise either federal question jurisdiction or diversity jurisdiction. Plaintiff…