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 DISMISSING CASE FOR
v. LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION
KENDRA BAUMGARTNER, et al.,
Defendants.
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. On August 21, 2023, the Court issued an order to show cause why the case should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. ECF 32. Mr. Coleman filed a response to the order to show cause on September 14, 2023. ECF 48, 49. The response does not demonstrate that subject matter jurisdiction exists. As the Court explained in the order to show cause, there are two bases for subject matter jurisdiction in federal court: federal question jurisdiction and diversity…