Valenzuela

Valenzuela v. Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaSeptember 1, 20233:22-cv-09042California556 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SONYA VALENZUELA, Case No. 22-cv-09042-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE TO

v. PLAINTIFF RE: STANDING

KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN, INC., Defendant.

12 Pending before the Court is Defendant’s motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint (SAC). Federal courts are obligated to ensure standing exists and to raise it “sua sponte if need be.” San Francisco Drydock, Inc. v. Dalton, 131 F.3d 776, 778 (9th Cir. 1997); see also Ctr. For Biological Diversity v. Kempthorne, 588 F.3d 701, 707 (9th Cir. 2009) (“[T]he jurisdictional issue of standing can be raised at any time.”). Upon review of the SAC and the parties’ submissions, the Court has questions as to whether Plaintiff has sufficiently alleged Article III standing. Article III standing requires more than a statutory violation; a plaintiff must establish “concrete harm.” TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, 141 S. Ct. 2190, 2205 (2021). The “named plaintiffs who represent a class must allege…

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