What is the burden of establishing jurisdiction against a plaintiff?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Atkinson v. Windsor El Camino Care Ctr., No. 2:20-cv-02086 KJM AC PS (E.D. Cal. 2020):

The burden of establishing jurisdiction rests upon plaintiff as the party asserting jurisdiction. Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). Here,

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