Analie Ballesta v. Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.

Case 8:22-cv-01649-JWH-KES Document12 Filed 11/28/ Pagei1of3 Page ID #:280

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES—

GENERAL

Case No. = 8:22-cv-01649-JWH-KES Date November 28, 2022 Title Analie Ballesta v. Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., et al.

Present: The Honorable JOHN W. HOLCOMB, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Deborah Lewman Not Reported Deputy Clerk Court Reporter Attorney(s) Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) Present for Defendant(s): None Present None Present Proceedings: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: SUBJECT MATTER

JURISDICTION (IN CHAMBERS)

Plaintiff Analie Ballesta filed this action against Defendants Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. and Ryan Nichols in Orange County Superior Court in February 2022.' In September 2022, shortly after Ballesta filed her Second Amended Complaint,’ Defendants removed this action, invoking the court’s diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a).* In their notice of removal, Defendants assert that Ballesta’s amended complaint made it clear that Nichols is a “sham…