Dorothea Cornelius v. U.S. Bank National Assoc.

Dorothea Cornelius and Ali S. Muhammad, proceeding pro se, appeal the district court’s sua sponte dismissal of their action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(h)(3) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Cornelius and Muhammad contend that the district court either misapplied the diversity jurisdiction statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1332, or should have cured any lack of diversity by dismissing any nondiverse defendants they named. In the alternative, they argue that their complaint presents a federal question. After review, we affirm.

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“We review de novo the district court’s dismissal for lack…