Coleman
Coleman v. Baumgartner
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 WENDELL COLEMAN, Case No. 23-cv-01737-AMO
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
v. CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED
FOR LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER
KENDRA BAUMGARTNER, et al., JURISDICTION Defendants.
12 Pro se plaintiff Wendell Coleman commenced this action on April 11, 2023. ECF 1. He asserts claims for violations of 10 U.S.C. § 921, 18 U.S.C. § 35, § 241, § 242, § 1001, § 1621, and 25 C.F.R. § 11.404, in connection with child custody, domestic violence, and other familial disputes. Id. at 2. There are two bases for subject matter jurisdiction in federal court: federal question jurisdiction and diversity jurisdiction. Federal question jurisdiction requires that the claims asserted in a complaint arise under federal law. 28 U.S.C. § 1331. Diversity jurisdiction requires that (1) the amount in controversy exceed $75,000 and (2) the parties be citizens of different states. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). Courts have “an…