Kaler
ESA Management, LLC v. Kaler
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ESA MANAGEMENT, LLC, Case No.: 24-CV-01755-CAB-SBC
Plaintiff,
ORDER
v.
GRANTING REMAND
TIMOTHY KALER,
Defendant. DENYING DEFENDANT’S
MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA
PAUPERIS AS MOOT
17 [ECF No. 2, 3]
19 On October 2, 2024, Defendant Timothy Kaler removed this case from San Diego County Superior Court (Case No. 37-2023-00010833-CL-UD-CTL). [ECF No. 1.] This is not the first time Defendant has sought removal. In fact, this is now the third time that Defendant has attempted to remove the underlying case to federal court. See ESA Mgmt., LLC v. Kaler, No. 3:23-CV-01324-RBM-MMP, 2023 WL 4932088, at *3 (S.D. Cal. Aug. 2, 2023), appeal dismissed, No. 23-55694, 2023 WL 7401409 (9th Cir. Sept. 28, 2023) (hereinafter, “Kaler I”); ESA Mgmt., LLC v. Kaler, No. 3:24-CV-00175-RBM-MMP, 2024 WL 3542584, at *1 (S.D. Cal. June 5, 2024), appeal dismissed, No. 24-3590, 2024 WL 3548314 (9th Cir. June 20, 2024) (hereinafter “Kaler II”). In…