The following excerpt is from Branca v. Nordstrom, Inc., Case No.: 14cv2062-MMA (JMA) (S.D. Cal. 2015):
Pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1), a party may seek dismissal of an action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction "either on the face of the pleadings or by presenting extrinsic evidence." Warren v. Fox Family Worldwide, Inc., 328 F.3d 1136, 1139 (9th Cir. 2003);
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