Anthony J. Lax v. Michele N. West Harvey

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL

Case No. EDCV 24-358-KK-DTBx Date: March 19, 2024 Title:

Present: The Honorable KENLY KIYA KATO, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Attorney(s) Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) Present for Defendant(s): None Present None Present

Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order to Show Cause Why Action Should Not Be Remanded for Lack of Jurisdiction

On February 8, 2024, defendant Michele N. West Harvey (“Defendant”), proceeding pro se, filed a Notice of Removal1 of a “child support and child custody case” pending before the Riverside County Superior Court. ECF Docket No. (“Dkt.”) 1.

A defendant may remove a civil action from state to federal court if the action is one over which federal courts have original jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a). Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331, federal courts have original jurisdiction over “actions arising under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. § 1331. An action “arises under federal law” for purposes…