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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Travis Dwayne Conish, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Room 203; Leland Moteta, 

Defendants. 

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No. CV-08-0485-PHX-JAT

ORDER

Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. As a result, they can hear only those

cases that the Constitution and Congress have authorized them to adjudicate: namely, cases

involving diversity of citizenship, a federal question, or cases to which the United States is

a party. Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). The party

asserting jurisdiction bears the burden of proving a jurisdictional basis exists. Id. In this

case, because Plaintiff filed his suit in federal district court, he must show that the federal

court is authorized to hear his case. 

The Court has reviewed the complaint. No basis for federal subject matter jurisdiction

is alleged, and the claims, involving a contract and a car accident, appear to be state law

claims. Therefore, 

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IT IS ORDERED that by April 7, 2008, Plaintiff shall file an amended complaint

which alleges an appropriate basis for federal subject matter jurisdiction, or this case will be

dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

DATED this 20th day of March, 2008.

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