Harris

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LEE R. HARRIS, Case No. 25-cv-10754-KAW

Plaintiff, ORDER REASSIGNING CASE TO A

DISTRICT JUDGE; REPORT AND

v. RECOMMENDATION TO REMAND

TO STATE COURT; ORDER

JULIANE SABBAGH, GRANTING IN FORMA PAUPERIS

APPLICATION

Defendant. Re: Dkt. Nos. 1, 2

13 On December 17, 2025, Defendant Juliane Sabbagh removed this unlawful detainer action from Alameda County Superior Court, and applied to proceed in forma pauperis. (Not. of Removal, Dkt. No. 1; IFP Appl., Dkt. No. 2.)1 As removal is clearly improper, and the parties have not consented to the undersigned, for the reasons set forth below, the Court reassigns this case to a district judge and recommends that the case be remanded to state court. Additionally, the Court grants Defendant’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Lee R. Harris commenced this unlawful detainer action against…