Does a plaintiff have the burden of establishing that subject matter jurisdiction exists over its complaint?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from In re Ener1, Inc., 558 B.R. 91 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2016):

the court's jurisdiction has the burden of establishing that subject matter jurisdiction exists over its complaint. Luckett v. Bure, 290 F.3d 493, 497 (2d Cir.2002).

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