Does a paid complaint that is "obviously frivolous" have federal subject matter jurisdiction?
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The following excerpt is from Kaur v. Comptroller Currency, No. 2:14-cv-0875 KJM DAD PS (E.D. Cal. 2014):
jurisdiction); Franklin v. Murphy, 745 F.2d 1221, 1227 n.6 (9th Cir. 1984) (holding that even "[a] paid complaint that is 'obviously frivolous' does not confer federal subject matter jurisdiction . . . and may be dismissed sua sponte before service of process.").
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