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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DWIGHT BANKS,

Plaintiff,

v.

RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 18cv1847-JAH (KSC)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 

Plaintiff’s notice of settlement (Doc. No. 13), filing irregularities, and 

information brought to this Court’s attention regarding litigation by Plaintiff’s counsel1,

create concerns relating to Plaintiff’s actual involvement in this action and whether an 

actual case or controversy and/or subject matter jurisdiction exist pursuant to Article III 

of the United States Constitution. Art. III, § 2, cl. 2. The Court may confirm its own 

subject matter jurisdiction and evaluate for itself the merits of jurisdictional claims.

Augustine v. United States,704 F.2d. 1074, 1077 (9thCir. 1983). Plaintiff has the burden 

of establishing that jurisdiction exists. Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 

U.S. 375, 377 (1994). 

1 The Court takes judicial notice of the action entitled Jackson v. Dang et al., 18-CV-1380-CAB(WVG) 

at Doc. Nos. 9, 24. 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s counsel, and 

Defense counsel shall appear before this Court on March 28, 2019 at 3:15 p.m. to show 

cause why the action should not be dismissed (“OSC”) for lack of subject matter 

jurisdiction and/or lack of the existence of a case or controversy. The party representative 

for Defendant need not personally appear. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that: 

(1)The Clerk of Court shall lodge but not file any pleadings or documents by Plaintiff 

or Defendant prior to the OSC hearing, until further order of the Court. 

(2)Plaintiff and Plaintiff’s counsel are hereby admonished that failure to comply with 

this Order, including failure to appear at the OSC hearing, may result in sanctions 

against Plaintiff and Plaintiff’s counsel, jointly and severally. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: March 8, 2019 

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JOHN A. HOUSTON 

United States District Judge 

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