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Nature of Suit Code: 290
Nature of Suit: Other Real Property Actions
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Declaratory Judgment

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Frank A. Perrone,

Plaintiff,

v. 

United States Department of Veterans 

Affairs,

Defendant.

No. CV-20-00482-PHX-DWL

ORDER 

The Court has an independent obligation to determine whether it has subjectmatter jurisdiction. Ruhrgas AG v. Marathon Oil Co., 526 U.S. 574, 583 (1999). 

Pursuant to Rule 12(h)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, “[i]f the court 

determines at any time that it lacks subject-matter jurisdiction, the court must dismiss the 

action.”

Plaintiff failed to indicate in his complaint the basis for subject-matter jurisdiction. 

Plaintiff must amend his complaint to correct this deficiency.1 See NewGen, LLC v. Safe 

Cig, LLC, 840 F.3d 606, 612 (9th Cir. 2016).

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that by April 9, 2020, Plaintiff shall file an amended complaint 

properly alleging subject-matter jurisdiction.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if Plaintiff fails to timely file an amended 

1 This amended complaint pursuant to court order will not affect Plaintiff’s right 

under Rule 15(a)(1) to later amend once as a matter of course, if she chooses to do so. 

See, e.g., Ramirez v. Cty. of San Bernardino, 806 F.3d 1002, 1006-09 (9th Cir. 2015).

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complaint, the Clerk of the Court shall dismiss this case, without prejudice, for lack of 

subject-matter jurisdiction.

Dated this 26th day of March, 2020.

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