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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Personal Injury

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*E-Filed 07/23/2010* 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

KENYATTA CARTER, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, 

 Defendant. 

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No. C 10-00939 RS 

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO 

DISMISS 

This case, in which plaintiff Kenyatta Carter is proceeding pro se, is before the Court on a 

motion to dismiss by Defendant United States of America, through its attorney, Joseph Russoniello, 

United States Attorney for the Northern District of California. The motion was filed on June 4, 

2010 and a hearing was held on July 15, 2010. Carter did not appear at the hearing, nor has he filed 

an opposition to the motion to dismiss. 

On January 27, 2010, Carter filed a Claim and Order to Go to Small Claims Court in 

Alameda County Superior Court (“Plaintiff’s Complaint”) against Defendants Social Security 

Administration, Loraine Smith dba Social Security, and Russ Van Dyre, District Manager (“SSA”). 

Plaintiff’s Complaint alleges that SSA, through the acts of District Manager Russ Van Dyre and 

Loraine Smith, “[sent] my check to a closed acct on purpose,” which resulted in “harassment, 

discrimination, gas, late fees and bills.” Compl. at 2. Defendants removed the case to this Court on 

March 5, 2010. 

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Defendants moved to dismiss for a lack of subject matter jurisdiction and for failure to state 

a claim, under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6), respectively. Plaintiff bears 

the burden of establishing subject matter jurisdiction, see Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of 

America (1994) 511 US 375, 377. A motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction may 

be made on the grounds that the lack of jurisdiction appears from the “face of the complaint.” 

Warren v. Fox Family Worldwide, Inc., 328 F.3d 1136, 1139 (9th Cir. 2003). Dismissal under Rule 

12(b)(6) may be based either on the “lack of a cognizable legal theory” or on “the absence of 

sufficient facts alleged under a cognizable legal theory.” Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Dep’t, 901 

F.2d 696, 699 (9th Cir. 1988). Under Rule 8(a)(2), a complaint must contain “a short and plain 

statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2). While 

“detailed factual allegations are not required,” a complaint must have sufficient factual allegations to 

“state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.” Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S. Ct. 1937, 1949 (2009) 

(citing Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 US 544, 570(2007)). 

Here, as an initial matter, defendants are entitled to dismissal for lack of opposition. 

Moreover, Plaintiff’s Complaint sets forth no facts establishing a basis for jurisdiction, nor does it 

identify a legal basis for which relief would be plausible on its face. Additionally, plaintiff makes 

no averments that he filed an administrative claim with the SSA prior to filing his suit, which is 

required under the Federal Tort Claims Act. 28 U.S.C. § 2401; see Blain v. United States, 552 F.2d 

289, 291 (9th Cir. 1977). Therefore, the motion to dismiss is granted without leave to amend. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 07/23/2010 

RICHARD SEEBORG 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

 

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT NOTICE OF THIS DOCUMENT WAS ELECTRONICALLY 

PROVIDED TO: 

Abraham A. Simmons abraham.simmons@usdoj.gov 

 

AND A HARD COPY OF THIS ORDER WAS MAILED TO: 

Kenyatta Carter 

46864 Winema Common 

Fremont, CA 94539 

Dated: 07/23/2010 /s/ Chambers Staff 

 Chambers of Judge Richard Seeborg 

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