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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DARIO CAMPOS VILLAR,

Plaintiff,

v.

MICHAEL TIPSOR, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-00816-MEJ 

ORDER DISMISSING CASE

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

Plaintiff Dario Campos Villar filed this case on February 18, 2016, seeking damages 

related to a car accident that occurred on November 10, 2015.1 He brought claims for “Insurance 

Bad Faith, Personal Injury, Negle[c]t, Elder Abused, Damages, Intentional Tort, Plot, 

Discrimination, [and] Intentional Plot.” Compl. at 1, Dkt. No. 1. However, because Plaintiff’s 

Complaint appeared to only assert claims based on state tort law and named only defendants who 

are California residents, the Court ordered him to show cause why this case should not be 

dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Dkt. No. 7. Plaintiff did not respond to the 

Order, but instead filed a First Amended Complaint, once again asserting claims for Insurance Bad 

Faith, Personal Injury, and Elder Abuse. Dkt. No. 9.

There are two bases for federal subject matter jurisdiction: (1) federal question jurisdiction 

under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and (2) diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Pursuant to the 

federal question jurisdiction statute, district courts have original jurisdiction over all civil actions 

arising under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States. 28 U.S.C. § 1331. For 

 

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Plaintiff has consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge. Dkt. No. 8. Defendants have 

not been served, and are therefore not parties to the suit pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). See Levy 

v. United States, 2012 WL 1439047, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 25, 2012); Third World Media, LLC v. 

Does 1-1568, 2011 WL 4344160, at *3 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 15, 2011).

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diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, each plaintiff must be diverse from each defendant, 

and the amount in controversy must exceed $75,000.

Plaintiff is a resident of this District, and at least one of the named Defendants is a resident 

of California. Thus, diversity jurisdiction is lacking. Further, Plaintiff’s First Amended 

Complaint centers on allegations regarding the November 2015 car accident his insurance 

company’s alleged bad faith failure to defend him. Plaintiff’s allegations of “breach of contract” 

and “insurance bad faith” are based in state law, yet there is no diversity jurisdiction; thus, these 

claims are properly brought in state court. Although Plaintiff uses words such as “Discrimination” 

and “Violation of my Civil and Legal Rigth [sic]” that could be construed as an attempt to raise 

federal claims, there are no allegations supporting such claims in his original or First Amended 

Complaint. Accordingly, as the Court lacks jurisdiction, this case is DISMISSED WITHOUT 

PREJUDICE to filing in state court. Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis is 

DENIED AS MOOT.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 10, 2016

______________________________________

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DARIO CAMPOS VILLAR,

Plaintiff,

v.

MICHAEL TIPSOR, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-00816-MEJ 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. 

District Court, Northern District of California.

That on March 10, 2016, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by 

placing said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by 

depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery 

receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Dario Campos Villar

46 Cielito Drive

San Francisco, CA 94134 

Dated: March 10, 2016

Richard W. Wieking

Clerk, United States District Court

By: ___________________________ 

Chris Nathan, Deputy Clerk to the 

Honorable MARIA-ELENA JAMES

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