Adebayo v. Metropolitan Transit System et al

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ORDER DISMISSING CASE and Remanding to State Court. Signed by Judge M. James Lorenz on 9/4/2007. (Certified copy sent to Superior Court)(mjj)

Adebayo v. Metropolitan Transit System et al

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Case 3:07-cv-01661-L-CAB

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Filed 09/05/2007

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM; ) ) SAN DIEGO TROLLEY, INC.; ) ANTHONY PRAY; P.A. PARKER; MICHAEL VACCARIELLO; J. DURAN; ) ) and DOES 1 through 30, inclusive ; ) ) Defendants. )

11 EMMANUEL ADEBAYO, 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Civil No. 07cv1661-L(CAB) ORDER REMANDING ACTION TO STATE COURT

On August 30, 2007, Defendants Metropolitan Transit System and San Diego Trolley,

20 Inc. filed a notice of removal. 28 U.S.C. § 1446 "requires all proper defendants to join or 21 consent to the removal notice." Prize Frize, Inc. v. Matrix (U.S.) Inc., 167 F.3d 1261, 1266 (9th 22 Cir. 1999). Only Defendants Metropolitan Transit System and San Diego Trolley, Inc. joined in 23 the removal. They provide no explanation regarding the status of the other three named 24 Defendants' consent. "Where fewer than all the defendants have joined in a removal action, the 25 removing party has the burden under section 1446(a) to explain affirmatively the absence of any 26 co-defendants in the notice for removal." Id. The removing parties have not done so in this 27 / / / / / 28 / / / / /
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Case 3:07-cv-01661-L-CAB

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1 case. For failure to timely comply with the procedural requirements of removal, this action is 2 REMANDED to state court. 3 IT IS SO ORDERED.

4 DATED: September 4, 2007 5 6 7 COPY TO: 8 HON. CATHY ANN BENCIVENGO UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 9 ALL PARTIES/COUNSEL 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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M. James Lorenz United States District Court Judge