Opinion
Case No. 2:07-CV-10663.
March 19, 2007
ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE
"[F]ederal courts have an independent obligation to investigate and police the boundaries of their own jurisdiction." Douglas v. E.F. Baldwin Assocs., Inc., 150 F.3d 604, 607 (6th Cir. 1998).
Acting pro se, Plaintiff Carl Mahan Jr-El ("Plaintiff") filed this action on February 14, 2007. Plaintiff's complaint does not, however, identify any basis upon which this Court may exercise subject matter jurisdiction over this matter.
On February 21, 2007, this Court therefore issued an "Order to Show Cause" that ordered Plaintiff to show cause, in writing, on or before March 6, 2007, why this case should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. To date, however, Plaintiff has failed to respond to the February 21, 2007 Order to Show Cause.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that this action is hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION.
IT IS SO ORDERED.