Orthwein

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JENNIFER ORTHWEIN, Case No. 23-cv-00433-KAW

Plaintiff,

ORDER DISMISSING CASE FOR

v. LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER

JURISDICTION

FELICIA MEDINA,

Defendant.

12 On January 30, 2023, Plaintiff Jennifer Orthwein filed the instant case against Defendant Felicia Medina. (Compl., Dkt. No. 1.) Plaintiff asserted that there was diversity jurisdiction, as Plaintiff was domiciled in Alameda County, California and Defendant was domiciled in Hawaii. (Compl. ¶¶ 2-3, 6.) On February 28, 2023, Defendant filed a motion to compel arbitration. (Dkt. No. 17.) Defendant, however, appeared to dispute diversity jurisdiction, on the ground that Defendant actually resided in Oakland, California. (Dkt. No. 17-1 at 3 n.2.) Plaintiff, in turn, argued that the motion to compel arbitration was premature if there was no subject matter jurisdiction, and requested that the Court order early and expedited discovery as to Defendant’s domicile. (Dkt. …