Dan Li v. Patricia Class

I. INTRODUCTION

Before the Court is the ex parte application of Plaintiff Dan Li to remand this action to Orange County Superior Court and for an award of attorneys’ fees.’ The Court finds this matter appropriate for resolution without a hearing. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; L.R. 7-15. After considering the papers filed in support and in opposition,” the Court orders that the Motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, for the reasons set forth herein.

Pl.’s Ex Parte App. for Remand & Att’y Fees (the “Application”) [ECF No. 8]. The Court considered the documents of record in this action, including the following papers: (1) Notice of Removal (the “Notice 2 [ECF No. 1]; (2) Application (including its attachments); and (3) Pl.’s Opp’n to the Application (the “Opposition”) [ECF No. i. Page 1 of ENBRAL. S— Initials of Deputy Clerk cla

II. BACKGROUND

Defendant Patricia Class removed this action to this Court on June 9, 2023, while acting pro se and without counsel. Li had filed his action in Orange County Superior Court on February 2, 2023, asserting a claim against Class for unlawful detainer, and process was served on March 24,…