The opinion
USONUITTEHDE RSTNA DTIESST RDIICSTT ROIFC TN ECWOU YROTR K
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JOHN NYPL, et al., :
Plaintiffs, :
: 15 Civ. 9300 (LGS)
-against- :
: ORDER
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., et al., :
Defendants. :
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LORNA G. SCHOFIELD, District Judge:
WHEREAS, courts have an independent duty to assess subject-matter jurisdiction. SPV
OSUS, Ltd. v. UBS AG, 882 F.3d 333, 347 (2d Cir. 2018);
WHEREAS, “[t]he objection that a federal court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction may be
raised by a party, or by a court on its own initiative, at any stage in the litigation.” In Touch
Concepts, Inc. v. Cellco P’ship, 788 F.3d 98, 101 (2d Cir. 2015) (internal quotation marks
omitted);
WHEREAS, “Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution limits the subject-matter
jurisdiction of the federal courts to ‘Cases’ and ‘Controversies.’” SM Kids, LLC v. Google LLC,
963 F3d 206, 211 (2d Cir. 2020);
WHEREAS, “[t]he standing doctrine, which emerges from Article III, is designed ‘to
ensure that federal courts do not exceed their authority as it has been traditionally understood.’”
Id. (quoting Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540, 1547 (2016));
WHEREAS, plaintiffs must demonstrate standing for each claim. Town of Chester v.
Laroe Estates, Inc., 137 S Ct. 1645, 1650 (2017);
WHEREAS, Defendants provided evidence that Plaintiff Nypl lacks Article III standing.
(Dkt. No. 726 at 29). Plaintiffs did not refute this evidence. (Dkt. No. 738 at 12-13);
WHEREAS, Plaintiff Nypl is the sole Plaintiff in this action asserting a claim under the
California Unfair Competition Law. (Dkt. No. 186 at 15-16; Dkt. No. 190 fj 98-100). It is
hereby
ORDERED that Plaintiffs shall file a letter, not to exceed five pages, by November 12,
2021, explaining why the California Unfair Competition Law claim should not be dismissed for
lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. It is further
ORDERED that Defendants shall file a letter response, not to exceed five pages, by
November 19, 2021.
Dated: November 4, 2021
New York, New York
LORNA G. SCHOFIEL
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE