Emerick v. Schmitt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 24-cv-22139-ALTMAN/Sanchez WILLIAM GALE EMERICK, Plaintiff, v. BRIAN SCHMITT, et al., Defendants. ___________________________/ ORDER “Federal courts have an obligation to examine sua sponte their own jurisdiction over a case, notwithstanding the contentions of the parties.” DeRoy v. Carnival Corp., 963 F.3d 1302, 1311 (11th Cir. 2020) (citing Univ. of S. Ala. v. Am. Tobacco Co.,

168 F.3d 405, 410

(11th Cir. 1999)). Having conducted a sua sponte review of the Complaint [ECF No. 1], we conclude that William Gale Emerick, our…