Federal National Mortgage Association v. Gallardo et al

Filing 12

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (Illston, Susan) (Filed on 11/6/2012)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA United States District Court For the Northern District of California 10 11 FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE, 12 Plaintiff, 13 14 15 No. C 12-04666 SI ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE v. SAMUEL & ANA GALLARDO, Defendants. / 16 17 On September 6, 2012, pro se defendants removed this case from Contra Costa County Superior 18 Court and filed motions to proceed in forma pauperis. On September 13, 2012, Magistrate Judge Maria- 19 Elena James issued an order to show cause why the case should not be remanded to state court for lack 20 of federal jurisdiction. The case was reassigned after defendants failed to respond to the Court’s request 21 for consent or declination to proceed before a magistrate judge. Defendants have not filed a response 22 to the order to show cause, which was due on September 27, 2012. However, the order to show cause 23 as well as the consent or declination notices were returned to the Court as undeliverable, likely due to 24 an address problem. Therefore, the Court hereby DIRECTS the Court of the Clerk to (1) correct the 25 mailing address on file for defendants and (2) cause to be served by mail all prior orders issued by this 26 Court on the address as follows: 27 28 Samuel & Anna Gallardo 519 South 22nd Street Richmond, CA 94804 1 Defendants are further ORDERED to SHOW CAUSE why the case should not be remanded to 2 Contra Costa Country Superior Court for lack of federal jurisdiction. Plaintiffs have filed an unlawful 3 detainer action. Unlawful detainer does not arise under federal law but is purely a creature of California 4 law. Wells Fargo Bank v. Lapeen, 2011 WL 2194117, at *3 (N.D. Cal. June 6, 2011); Wescom Credit 5 Union v. Dudley, 2010 WL 4916578, at *2 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 22, 2010). Defendants should be mindful that an anticipated federal defense or counterclaim does not confer 7 jurisdiction. Franchise Tax Bd. of Calif. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust, 463 U.S. 1, 10 8 (1983); Berg v. Leason, 32 F.3d 422, 426 (9th Cir.1994). “A case may not be removed to federal court 9 on the basis of a federal defense, . . . even if the defense is anticipated in the plaintiff's complaint, and 10 United States District Court For the Northern District of California 6 even if both parties admit that the defense is the only question truly at issue in the case.” ARCO 11 Environmental Remediation, LLC v. Dept. of Health and Environmental Quality of the State of Montana, 12 213 F.3d 1108, 1113 (9th Cir. 2000). Thus, any anticipated defense, such as a claim under the 13 Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (“PTFA”), Pub.L. No. 111–22, § 702, 123 Stat. 1632 (2009), is 14 not a valid ground for removal. See e.g. Aurora Loan Services, LLC v. Montoya, 2011 WL 5508926, at 15 *4 (E.D.Cal. Nov. 9, 2011); SD Coastline LP v. Buck, 2010 WL 4809661, at *2–3 (S.D.Cal. Nov.19, 16 2010); Wescom Credit Union v. Dudley, 2010 WL 4916578, at 2–3 (C.D.Cal. Nov. 22, 2010); Aurora 17 Loan Services, LLC v. Martinez, 2010 WL 1266887, at * 1 (N.D.Cal. March 29, 2010). 18 19 Defendants are directed to file a written response to this order no later than November 20, 2012. In the absence of any such filing, the Court will treat the matter as unopposed. 20 21 22 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: November 6, 2012 23 SUSAN ILLSTON United States District Judge 24 25 26 27 28 2

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