Andrea Maria Grant v. Horace Junior Grant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL

Case No. CV 23-5803-DMG (KSx) Date September 12, 2023

Title Andrea Maria Grant v. Horace Junior Grant Page 1 of

Present: The Honorable DOLLY M. GEE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

KANE TIEN NOT REPORTED

Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

Attorneys Present for Plaintiff(s) Attorneys Present for Defendant(s) None Present None Present

Proceedings: [IN CHAMBERS] ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS ACTION

SHOULD NOT BE REMANDED FOR LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER

JURISDICTION

On July 10, 2023, Defendant Horace Junior Grant filed a notice of removal of this action, originally filed in the Superior Court for the County of San Luis Obispo. [Doc. # 1.] Defendant has neither filed a copy of the summons and complaint in the state court action nor provided a basis for removal to this Court. See 28 U.S.C. § 1446(a) (requiring that a notice of removal include a short and plain statement of the grounds for removal, as well as a copy of all process, pleadings, and orders served upon the defendant in the action). Rather,…