Sanford
Sanford v. Inhalio, Inc
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ROGER SANFORD, Case No. 22-cv-06090-SVK
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE
v. DISMISSAL FOR LACK OF SUBJECT
MATTER JURISDICTION
INHALIO, INC,
Defendant.
The Court’s review of Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment (Dkt. 35) raises a question of whether the Court has subject matter jurisdiction in this case. Both the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) and the motion for default judgment assert that diversity jurisdiction exists. See Dkt. 16 ¶ 2 (citing 28 U.S.C. § 1332); Dkt. 35 at 4 (same). In relevant part, 28 U.S.C. § 1332 provides that district courts have original jurisdiction over all civil actions where the matter in controversy is in excess of $75,000 and is between citizens of different states. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). The FAC states that Plaintiff is a resident of California and that Defendant is a Delaware 18 corporation with its principal place of business in California. Dkt. 16 ¶¶ 4-5. For diversity 19 purposes, “a…