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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Bertha Santos, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Corrections Corporation of America, 

Defendant. 

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No. CV 08-723-PHX-JAT

ORDER

On May 12, 2008, the Court issued the following order:

“Inquiring whether the court has jurisdiction is a federal judge’s first duty in

every case.” Belleville Catering Co. v. Champaign Market Place, L.L.C., 350

F.3d 691, 693 (7th Cir. 2003). 

In this case, the complaint fails to sufficiently plead jurisdiction. See 28

U.S.C. § 1332; Kantor v. Wellesley Galleries, Ltd., 704 F.2d 1088 (9th Cir.

1083); Industrial Tectonics v. Aero Alloy, 912 F.2d 1090, 1092, 1094 (9th Cir.

1990).

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that by May 19, 2008, Plaintiff (as the party asserting

jurisdiction and therefore, with the burden of pleading jurisdiction, see id.)

shall file an amended complaint properly alleging federal subject matter

jurisdiction, or this case will be dismissed without prejudice for lack of federal

subject matter jurisdiction.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff is cautioned that she will be

given one opportunity to amend to cure the jurisdiction defects. The Court

will not issue additional sua sponte show cause orders to assist Plaintiff in

pleading jurisdiction. Therefore, if the amended complaint fails to plead

federal subject matter jurisdiction, this case will be dismissed (without

prejudice) without the Court sua sponte granting Plaintiff any further

opportunities to amend.

Doc. #9.

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On May 12, 2008, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint. The amended complaint did

not cure all the defects in the jurisdictional allegation. Specifically, although jurisdiction is

claimed to be based on diversity, no citizenship of the Plaintiff is alleged. Instead Plaintiff

states that she is a resident alien who resides in California. The Court cited Plaintiff to

Kantor v. Wellesley Galleries, Ltd., 704 F.2d 1088 (9th Cir. 1083), which holds that resident

aliens are not citizens of the United States and therefore cannot avail themselves of federal

court based on diversity of citizenship. Kantor, 704 F.2d at 1090 (“To show state citizenship

for diversity purposes under federal common law a party must (1) be a citizen of the United

States... .”). Because Plaintiff has failed to allege sufficient facts to support diversity

jurisdiction,

IT IS ORDERED dismissing this case, without prejudice, for lack of federal subject

matter jurisdiction.

DATED this 19th day of May, 2008.

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