The following excerpt is from McCowen v. Dep't of Veterans Affairs, Case No.: 20cv2498-CAB-BLM (S.D. Cal. 2021):
(9th Cir. 1979) ). Plaintiff, as the party seeking to invoke jurisdiction, has the burden of establishing that jurisdiction exists. See Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994).
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