Tianjin River West Real Estate Development Co., LTD v. Cole Matthew Harris

I. INTRODUCTION

On August 1, 2023, Tianjin River West Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against Cole Matthew Harris and Ying Chen (collectively, “Defendants’’) in Los Angeles County Superior Court, asserting various claims for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, civil conspiracy, and unjust enrichment. On September 26, 2023, Defendants removed the matter to this Court on the basis of federal question jurisdiction. Upon review of Defendants’ Notice of Removal, the Court hereby REMANDS the matter for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Il. FACTUAL BACKGROUND The following facts are alleged in the Complaint: Defendants are the founders of Tianjin Jialei Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. (“Jialei’’), a Chinese company. Defendants served as officers of Jialei and controlled Jialei. Around 2006, Defendants convinced Plaintiff to enter a joint business venture whereby Plaintiff and Jialei took out a loan for which they would be jointly responsible for repayment. In 2016, Jiale1 stopped making its loan payments, leaving Plaintiff solely responsible for the remaining payments. Plaintiff filed suit in China and received multiple judgments against…