Singh
Singh v. Jonas
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GURPREET SINGH, Case No. 24-cv-02162-SI
Plaintiff,
SCREENING ORDER DISMISSING
v. COMPLAINT WITH LEAVE TO
AMEND
PRIYANKA CHOPRA JONAS, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 1, 4 Defendants.
13 On April 1, 2024 self-represented plaintiff Gurpreet Singh filed a complaint against numerous defendants, asserting numerous claims under federal and California state law. Dkt. No. 1. On April 18, 2024, Magistrate Judge Westmore issued an order granting plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis and issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that this case be dismissed without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Dkt. No. 4. The basis for this recommendation was that plaintiff alleges that the district court has subject matter jurisdiction based on diversity of citizenship, yet one defendant, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, is a citizen of California, as is plaintiff. Diversity of citizenship does not…