Motlagh
Motlagh v. Qatar Airways, Q.C.S.C.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEYVAN NASSIRI MOTLAGH, Case No.: 3:18-cv-2829-BTM-AHG
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO v. DISMISS FOR LACK OF
SUBJECT MATTER
QATAR AIRWAYS, Q.C.S.C, a JURISDICTION foreign business corporation d/b/a
QATAR AIRWAYS; and DOES 1-
25, inclusive, 16 Defendants. [ECF NO. 4] 17 Before the Court is Defendant Qatar Airways, Q.C.S.C.’s (“Defendant”) motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction based on matters collateral to the merits of this case. (ECF No. 4.) “A jurisdictional challenge under Rule 12(b)(1) may be made either on the face of the pleadings or by presenting extrinsic evidence.” Warren v. Fox Family Worldwide, Inc., 328 F.3d 1136, 1139 (9th Cir. 2003) (citations omitted). “Where the jurisdictional issue is separable from the merits of the case, the judge may consider the evidence presented with respect to the jurisdictional issue and rule on that issue, …