LA Park La Brea B, LLC v. Marco Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JS-

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES -- GENERAL

Case No. CV 23-4606-JFW(PVCx) Date: June 16, 2023 Title: LA Park La Brea B, LLC-v- Marco Smith, et al.

PRESENT:

HONORABLE JOHN F. WALTER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Shannon Reilly None Present Courtroom Deputy Court Reporter

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFFS: ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANTS:

None None

PROCEEDINGS (IN CHAMBERS): ORDER REMANDING ACTION TO LOS ANGELES

SUPERIOR COURT

On January 18, 2023, Plaintiff LA Park La Brea B, LLC (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint for Unlawful Detainer against Defendants Marco Smith and Braylon Nance (collectively, “Defendants”) in Los Angeles Superior Court. On June 12, 2023, Defendant Marco Smith ("Defendant Smith") filed a Notice of Removal. Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, having subject matter jurisdiction only over matters authorized by the Constitution and Congress. See Bender v. Williamsport Area School District, 475 U.S. 534, 541 (1986). “Because of the Congressional purpose to restrict the…