HILLMAN, District Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
APPEARANCES:
DARLENE CORTEZ
5752 MARSHALL STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19120
Appearing pro se HILLMAN, District Judge
WHEREAS, Plaintiff, Darlene Cortez, appearing pro se, has filed a complaint against five Defendants; and
WHEREAS, Plaintiff claims that the named Defendants, along with a dozen other individuals, stole her formulas for natural oil fragrances and other products she developed; breached their contract to create, market, and sell products based on her formulas; broke into her home and stole the signed contract documents; and stole her embryos and born and unborn children; and
WHEREAS, because Plaintiff filed an application to proceed without prepayment of fees, the Court screened her complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1), which requires a federal court to dismiss an action sua sponte if, among other things, the action is frivolous or malicious, or if it fails to comply with the proper pleading standards, see 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i)-(iii) (Docket No. 5); and
WHEREAS, the Court found that Plaintiff's complaint was deficient because: (1) the Court was unable to determine the asserted basis for the Court's exercise of subject matter jurisdiction; (2) if Plaintiff's complaint was premised on diversity jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), Plaintiff had failed to properly plead her citizenship or the citizenship of the defendants; (3) if Plaintiff's complaint was premised on federal question jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1331, Plaintiff's complaint did not expressly assert any federal statutory or constitutional claims, and no federal law is cited; and (4) Plaintiff's complaint contains numerous allegations against several individuals who are not listed in the caption as defendants in the action; and
WHEREAS, the Court granted Plaintiff's IFP application, deemed her complaint filed, but issued an Order to Show Cause as to why her complaint should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)(3); and
WHEREAS, the Court provided Plaintiff with 20 days to file her response, which was due on May 25, 2019; but
WHEREAS, Plaintiff has failed to respond to the Court's Order to Show Cause;
THEREFORE,
IT IS on this 3rd day of June, 2019
ORDERED that Plaintiff's complaint be, and the same hereby is, DISMISSED for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
s/ Noel L. Hillman
NOEL L. HILLMAN, U.S.D.J. At Camden, New Jersey