The following excerpt is from Dorce v. City of N.Y., Docket No. 20-1809-cv (2nd Cir. 2021):
We review a district court's dismissal of a complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) de novo. APWU v. Potter, 343 F.3d 619, 623-24 (2d Cir. 2003).14 Where "a district court dismisses the action based on comity, we review the decision for abuse of discretion." Joseph v. Hyman, 659 F.3d 215, 218 n.1 (2d Cir. 2011).15 However, when we review a court's decision to
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