(PS) Jones v. City of Sacramento Board of Supervisors

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAHEEM JONES, et al., Case No. 2:25-cv-0864-DJC-JDP (PS) Plaintiffs, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CITY OF SACRAMENTO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiffs Raheem Jones and Anthony Hall filed this action in Sacramento Superior Court against the City of Sacramento Board of Supervisors and Sacramento City Police Department. Before filing an answer, defendants removed this action on the basis of federal question jurisdiction. Defendants have filed a motion to dismiss, and plaintiffs have filed a motion to remand. For the reasons discussed below, I recommend that defendants’ motion be granted and that plaintiffs motion be denied. Motion to Remand I. Legal Standard A suit filed in state court may be removed if the federal court would have had original jurisdiction over the suit. 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a). Removal is proper when a case originally filed in 28 state court presents a federal…