Campbell
Phillip Campbell v. Milous James Ivory
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PHILLIP CAMPBELL, Case No. 25-cv-10569-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO DEFENDANT TO SHOW
v. CAUSE RE: SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION
MILOUS JAMES IVORY,
Defendant.
12 Defendant Milous James Ivory, proceeding without attorney representation, removed this unlawful detainer action to federal court. (Dkt. No. 1.) Mr. Ivory invokes federal subject matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1441, 1446. The Court ORDERS Mr. Ivory to show cause why this case should not be remanded to the San Francisco County Superior Court for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. A defendant may remove an action from state court to federal court so long as the federal court has original jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a). Federal subject matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1) requires complete diversity of citizenship and an amount in controversy in excess of $75,000. Federal subject matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 requires a civil …