Does a federal court have jurisdiction to dismiss a claim?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Morrison v. Trivita, Inc., CASE NO. 12-CV-1387 BEN (BLM) (S.D. Cal. 2013):
A federal court must dismiss a case if it lacks subject matter jurisdiction. The party asserting a claim has the burden of proving that subject matter jurisdiction exists. Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994).
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