Anthony C. Pirro v. U.S. Bank National Association, Peter Schram, Mark Stockton, Joseph Bogaski, & Does 1 to 100, inclusive

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY C. PIRRO, an 2:25-cv-10167-DSF-KS individual, Plaintiff, Order GRANTING Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand (Dkt. 12) v.

U.S. BANK NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION, PETER

SCHRAM, MARK STOCKTON,

JOSEPH BOGASKI, & DOES 1

TO 100, inclusive, Defendants.

Defendants U.S. Bank National Association and Peter Schram removed this employment discrimination case based on diversity jurisdiction. Dkt. 1 (Notice of Removal (NOR)). Plaintiff Anthony C. Pirro moves to remand. Dkt. 12 (Mot.). The Court deems this matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; Local Rule 7-15. The hearing set for January 12, 2026 is removed from the Court’s calendar. Pirro’s motion is GRANTED.

I. Legal Standard

“Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction” and “possess only that power authorized by [the] Constitution and statute[.]” Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). A defendant may remove an action to federal court if the federal court could exercise subject matter jurisdiction over the action. 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a). “The removal statute is strictly…