Buckelew Programs v. Van Zandt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BUCKELEW PROGRAMS, Case No. 25-cv-01745-WHO

Plaintiff,

ORDER REMANDING CASE

v. 9 Re: Dkt. Nos. 3, 19 LAWRENCE VAN ZANDT, Defendant.

12 Pro se defendant Lawrence Van Zandt removed this unlawful detainer case brought against him by plaintiff Buckelew Programs (hereafter, “Buckelew”) from Marin County Superior Court, arguing that this court has original jurisdiction because the case involves federal questions. See Dkt. No. 1 (Notice of Removal); see also Buckelew Programs v. Van Zandt, Case. No. CV0005189, Marin County Superior Court. In his Notice of Removal, Van Zandt argued that because the claims in the unlawful detainer case were “inextricably intertwined with and connected to” the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”), this court had federal question jurisdiction. See Dkt. No. 1 at pp. 2-3. Buckelew now moves to remand the action back to state court. Dkt. No. 3. Van Zandt reasserts in his response that this court has federal…