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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAJ SINGH, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

TAMMY FERNANDES, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:15-cv-2663 MCE CKD PS

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Plaintiffs are proceeding in this action pro se. The complaint names as defendants a 

former tenant of plaintiffs and the attorneys who represented the former tenant in a state court 

action against plaintiffs. Plaintiffs allege that defendants violated their constitutional rights. 

However, defendants do not appear to be state actors and therefore a claim under the Civil Rights 

Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, cannot lie.

The federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. In the absence of a basis for federal 

jurisdiction, plaintiffs’ claims cannot proceed in this venue. Because there is no basis for federal 

subject matter jurisdiction evident in the complaint, plaintiffs will be ordered to show cause why 

this action should not be dismissed. Failure to allege a proper basis for subject matter jurisdiction 

will result in a recommendation that the action be dismissed.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that no later than January 25, 2016, plaintiffs

shall show cause why this action should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Dated: January 6, 2016

4 singh2663.osc.nosmj

_____________________________________

CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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