NAAC 2022-6 LP v. Kawanna S. Gritney

I. INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND

26 On March 15, 2023, Defendant Kawanna-Shawntaye Gritney removed this 27 unlawful detainer action originally filed in the Superior Court of California, County of

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Los Angeles by Plaintiff NAAC 2022-6 LP. (Dkt. 1 [Notice of Removal].) Plaintiff asserted that removal was proper based on the existence of federal question subject matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331. (Id.) For the following reasons, the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction and hereby sua sponte REMANDS the case to the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 6 II. DISCUSSION 8 A defendant may remove a civil action filed in state court to a federal district court if the federal court may exercise original jurisdiction over the action. See 28 U.S.C. § 1441(b). Federal courts have subject matter jurisdiction over cases that (1) involve questions arising under federal law or (2) are between diverse parties and involve an amount in controversy that exceeds $75,000. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1332. Principles of federalism…