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Njoku v. Auburn Water Dep't

United States District Court, Western District of Washington
Jan 3, 2023
C22-1846 MJP (W.D. Wash. Jan. 3, 2023)

Opinion

C22-1846 MJP

01-03-2023

IKENNA NJOKU, Plaintiff, v. AUBURN WATER DEPARTMENT, Defendant.


ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Marsha J. Pechman, United States Senior District Judge

The Court issues this Order on its own accord after reviewing Plaintiff's Complaint. (Complaint (Dkt. No. 5).) This is a Court of limited jurisdiction. For a legal action to proceed, the Court must have subject matter jurisdiction over the action. In the complaint, Plaintiff asserts that the Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action due to “diversity jurisdiction.” (Id. at 3.) In order for there to be diversity jurisdiction (which would then provide the Court with subject matter jurisdiction), the amount in dispute must exceed $75,000 and the parties must be citizens of different states. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). Here, Plaintiff alleges that they reside in Tukwila, Washington while Defendant is the Auburn Water Department. Based on the allegations in the Complaint, there does not appear to be diversity of citizenship as between the plaintiff and defendant. Rather, they both appear to be citizens of Washington State. This shows a lack of diversity jurisdiction. The Court ORDERS Plaintiff to SHOW CAUSE why this matter should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Plaintiff must file a response within 21 days of entry of this Order. Failure to respond may lead to dismissal of this action.

The clerk is ordered to provide copies of this order to Plaintiff and all counsel.


Summaries of

Njoku v. Auburn Water Dep't

United States District Court, Western District of Washington
Jan 3, 2023
C22-1846 MJP (W.D. Wash. Jan. 3, 2023)
Case details for

Njoku v. Auburn Water Dep't

Case Details

Full title:IKENNA NJOKU, Plaintiff, v. AUBURN WATER DEPARTMENT, Defendant.

Court:United States District Court, Western District of Washington

Date published: Jan 3, 2023

Citations

C22-1846 MJP (W.D. Wash. Jan. 3, 2023)