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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RESAT NURI OTUS,

Plaintiff,

v.

BAY CLUB COMPANIES, LLC, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 19-cv-00424-SI 

ORDER DISMISSING PLAINTIFF'S 

AMENDED COMPLAINT

Re: Dkt. No. 5

On January 24, 2019, plaintiff filed a complaint and motion for leave to proceed in forma 

pauperis. Dkt. No. 1. The Court granted plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis, but 

dismissed the complaint with leave to amend, finding no jurisdiction over the matter as neither a 

federal question nor diversity among the parties existed on the face of the complaint. Dkt. No. 4. 

On January 31, 2019, plaintiff filed an amended complaint which appears to be identical to 

the original complaint except “Amended” has been written on the cover page. Dkt. No. 5. Under 

28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2), a court must dismiss a complaint filed in forma pauperis which, liberally 

construed, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B); Marks 

v. Slocum, 98 F.3d 494, 495 (9th Cir. 1996) (per curiam); Franklin v. Murphy, 745 F.2d 221, 1226-27 

n.5 (9th Cir. 1984). Construed liberally in his favor, plaintiff's amended complaint fails to allege facts 

sufficient to state a claim. Specifically, to file suit in federal court, a plaintiff must invoke federal 

jurisdiction. Generally, this means filing a case that involves a question of federal law, or in which the 

parties are from different states and the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000. See 28 U.S.C. 1331 and 

1332(a). Here, it is not clear what federal claim plaintiff is alleging or whether there is any reason for 

this case to be in federal court. Plaintiff has not articulated a federal question in his amended complaint, 

nor has plaintiff attempted to demonstrate jurisdiction on the basis of diversity.

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If plaintiff wishes to proceed with this lawsuit he may do so in state court. However, he has 

demonstrated no federal jurisdiction for his claims, and they are therefore dismissed.

The clerk shall close the file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 17, 2019

______________________________________

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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