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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SOLATUBE GLOBAL MARKETING,

INC., et al.,

Plaintiffs,

CASE NO. 16cv3110-LAB (JMA)

ORDER RE: JURISDICTION

vs.

SOLATUBE INTERNATIONAL, INC., et.

al.,

Defendants.

Three weeks ago, the Court ordered Plaintiffs to show cause why their action shouldn't

be dismissed for failure to allege diversity jurisdiction. The Court provided the Plaintiffs two

weeks to either (i) file an amended complaint, or (ii) file a response explaining why the Court

shouldn’t dismiss the action. Five days after the deadline, Plaintiffs requested sixty more

days to respond.

Based on the complaint, the Court had assumed the parties were already in close

contact. Plaintiffs’ response indicates that’s not the case. The Court has reconsidered its

directive requiring the parties to meet and confer and deletes that condition.

The Plaintiffs must plead “a short and plain statement of the grounds for the court's

jurisdiction.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 8. And the Plaintiffs “must satisfy the pleading requirements of

Rule 8 before the discovery stage, not after it.” Mujica v. AirScan Inc., 771 F.3d 580, 593 (9th

Cir. 2014). The Court has “an independent obligation” to “dismiss the complaint in its entirety”

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if jurisdiction doesn’t exist. Arbaugh v. Y&H Corp., 546 U.S. 500, 514 (2006). That may be

a harsh rule in some cases, but it's not here, where Plaintiffs have at least one alternative

forum available to them. 

The Plaintiff’s motion for an additional 60 day extension is DENIED. No later than

February 6, 2017, Plaintiffs must file an amended complaint properly alleging facts

establishing diversity of citizenship. Otherwise, the Court will dismiss this action for lack of

jurisdiction.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: January 30, 2017

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HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

United States District Judge 

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