Clark v. Fields

Filing 3

ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 4/17/2017 REMANDING CASE to Solano County Superior Court. Copy of remand order sent to other court; DENYING as MOOT 2 Motion to Proceed IFP. CASE CLOSED (Washington, S)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CHOYLA CLARK, 12 13 14 15 No. 2:17-cv-00758-KJM-KJN Plaintiff, v. ORDER CASSANDRA FIELDS, Defendant. 16 17 18 The issue in this case is unlawful detainer, with an amount in controversy of less 19 than $1,000. See ECF No. 1. On April 10, 2017, defendant Cassandra Fields removed this case 20 from state court to federal court. Id. Additionally, defendant filed a motion to proceed in forma 21 pauperis (IFP). ECF No. 2. 22 When a case “of which the district courts of the United States have original 23 jurisdiction” is initially brought in state court, a defendant may remove it to federal court. 24 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a). There are two bases for federal subject matter jurisdiction: (1) federal 25 question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331, and (2) diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 26 § 1332. A federal district court may remand a case sua sponte where a defendant has not 27 established federal jurisdiction. See Enrich v. Touche Ross & Co., 846 F.2d 1190, 1195 (9th Cir. 28 1988) (citing Wilson v. Republic Iron & Steel Co., 257 U.S. 92, 97 (1921)). “If at any time 1 1 before final judgment it appears that the district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the case 2 shall be remanded.” 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c). 3 Here, the court finds the case should be remanded to the Solano County Superior 4 Court. Because the amount in controversy is less than $75,000, and the main issue turns on state 5 law, removal is improper because this court does not have subject matter jurisdiction under 28 6 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1441. 7 I. 8 9 10 11 CONCLUSION This case is remanded to Solano County Superior Court. Defendant’s IFP motion is DENIED as MOOT. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: April 17, 2017 12 13 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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