21st Mortgage Corporation v. Winkworth et al

Filing 8

MEMORANDUM DECISION and Order granting 7 Motion to Remand to State Court. Signed by Judge Clark Waddoups on 5/19/2017. (jwt)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH, CENTRAL DIVISION

21ST MORTGAGE CORPORATION,
Plaintiff,

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND
ORDER

vs.
Case No. 2:17-cv-368CW
DAVID W. WINKWORTH, PEGGY S.
WINKWORTH and JOHN DOES I-X,

Judge Clark Waddoups

Defendants.

Before the court is 21st Mortgage Corporations’ Motion to Remand to State Court (Dkt.
No. 7). For the reasons set forth below, the court GRANTS the motion.
On March 27, 2017, Plaintiff 21st Mortgage Corporation (“21st Mortgage”) filed a
Complaint for Eviction (“Complaint”) in the Third District Court, Salt Lake County, Utah,
naming David and Peggy Winkworth (“Winkworth’s”) as defendants regarding certain property
in South Jordan, Utah. Thereafter 21st Mortgage proceeded to file a Notice to Vacate.
On May, 5, 2017, a third-party named Lance B. Anderson filed a notice of removal in the
District of Idaho, alleging federal jurisdiction under “Mortgage Assistance Relief Services.” The
notice of removal does not bear the address of the property in South Jordan or the signature of
the Winkworth’s. On May 8, 2017, the District Court of Idaho entered an Order which states “it
appears this case was removed incorrectly to this Court” and directing the Clerk of the Court to
“transfer this matter to the United States Court for the District of Utah."

21st Mortgage proceeded to file a Motion to Remand to State Court. The court having
reviewed the motion concludes remand is proper. First, removal to the District Court in Idaho
was improper because it was filed by a third-party. See 28 U.S.C. § 1446(a). Removal was also
improper because the documents filed by the third-party do not show the Winkworth’s actual
consent to removal, as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b)(2). Foremost, there is no federal
question raised in the Complaint; thus no federal jurisdiction to support removal. See 28 U.S.C.
§1441(c). Accordingly, the matter should be remanded to the Third District Court, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
SO ORDERED.
Dated this 19th day of May, 2017.
BY THE COURT:

_________________________________
Clark Waddoups
United States District Judge

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