Southland Income Properties, Inc. v. Charles Andrade

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 2:23-cv-09982-JLS-MRW Date: December 14, 2023 Title: Southland Income Properties, Inc. v. Charles Andrade, et al.

Present: Honorable JOSEPHINE L. STATON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Gabby Garcia N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFF: ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANTS:

Not Present Not Present

PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER REMANDING CASE TO LOS

ANGELES COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT AND DENYING AS

MOOT DEFENDANT’S REQUEST TO PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS

Plaintiff Southland Income Properties, Inc., filed this unlawful detainer action against Defendant Charles Andrade on September 26, 2023, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case Number 23STUD12666. (See Doc. 1 at 11) On November 27, 2023, Defendant removed this action. (Id. at 1.) If a federal district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, it must remand the case, and has the discretion to do so sua sponte. See Kelton Arms Condo. Owners Ass’n, Inc. v. Homestead Ins. Co., 346 F.3d 1190, 1192 (9th Cir. 2003) (citing…