Is a federal court permitted to address issues of subject matter jurisdiction sua sponte at any stage of the litigation?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from WNT, Inc. v. Awojuola, Civil No. 19cv0216 JAH (BGS) (S.D. Cal. 2019):
"[F]ederal courts have an independent obligation to ensure that they do not exceed the scope of their jurisdiction," and therefore may address issues of subject-matter jurisdiction sua sponte at any stage of the litigation. Henderson ex rel. Henderson v.
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