The following excerpt is from Davis v. City of Tucson, 857 F.2d 1477 (9th Cir. 1988):
In determining the existence of subject matter jurisdiction, a court is "not limited to the jurisdiction statutes identified in the complaint." Gerritsen v. de la Madrid Hurtado, 819 F.2d 1511, 1515 (9th Cir.1987). Instead, the court may examine the entire complaint to ascertain whether the complaint reveals any proper basis for assuming jurisdiction. Id.
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