Smith v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARCIA SMITH, Case No.: 24-CV-1287 JLS (MSB)

Plaintiff,

ORDER (1) DISCHARGING ORDER

v. TO SHOW CAUSE AND (2)

SETTING NEW DEADLINE TO

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a

RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

business entity; SADAF ZADEH, an 15 individual; ANGEL ARENAS, an (ECF Nos. 4 & 5) individual; and DOES 1–10, inclusive, Defendants. 18 19 On July 31, 2024, the Court ordered Defendant JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“Chase”) to show cause why this action should not be remanded for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. See generally ECF No. 4 (“OSC”). Specifically, the Court questioned whether Chase had satisfied its burden to establish the Court’s jurisdiction under either of the bases asserted in the Notice of Removal (“Notice,” ECF No. 1): (1) jurisdiction under the Edge Act (12 U.S.C. § 632); and (2) diversity jurisdiction. See id. The latter theory relied on a fraudulent joinder argument. See id. at…