MG Evolve Apartments, LLC v. Nana Okyere
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No. CV 23-2164 FMO (AFMx) Date April 7, 2023 Title MG Evolve Apartments, LLC v. Nana Okyere, et al.
Present: The Honorable Fernando M. Olguin, United States District Judge Gabriela Garcia None None Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Tape No. Attorney Present for Plaintiff: Attorney Present for Defendants: None Present None Present Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order Re: Remanding Action On March 23, 2023, defendants Nana Okyere and Treva Okyere (“defendants”), having been sued by MG Evolve Apartments, LLC (“plaintiff”) in what appears to be a routine unlawful detainer action in California state court, filed a Notice of Removal (“NOR”) of that action on the basis of federal question jurisdiction grounds pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1441. (See Dkt. 1, NOR at ¶ 3). “Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. They possess only that power authorized by Constitution and statute[.]” Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377, 114 S.Ct. 1673, 1675 (1994). The courts are presumed to lack jurisdiction…