Ralph Pickett Jr. v. Navient Solutions LLC

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No.: 2:23-cv-06497-JLS-AS Date: August 17, 2023 Title: Ralph Pickett Jr. v. Navient Solutions LLC Present: Honorable JOSEPHINE L. STATON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Gabby Garcia__ N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFF: ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANT:

Not Present Not Present

PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS

CASE SHOULD NOT BE REMANDED TO STATE COURT

On June 13, 2023, Plaintiff Ralph Pickett Jr. filed this action in Los Angeles County Superior Court bringing claims for breach of contract and fraud. (Compl., Doc. 1-1.) On August 8, 2023, Defendant Navient Solutions, LLC removed the action to this Court, invoking federal question jurisdiction. (Notice of Removal (“NOR”), Doc. 1 at 2.) Specifically, Defendant asserts that this Court has original subject matter jurisdiction over this action because Plaintiff’s claim “relies on” the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) and the Fair Credit Reporting Damages Act…