FC Broadway and Hill, LLC v. Choon Kang

I. INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND

On May 15, 2023, plaintiff FC Broadway and Hill, LLC filed this unlawful detainer action against defendants Choon Kang, Sang Kang, and David Kang in Los Angeles County Superior Court (collectively, “defendants”’). Dkt. 1. On February 20, 2024, defendant David Kang removed the case to this Court, asserting that this Court has jurisdiction because this action raises a federal question. Dkt. 1 (citing 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1441). Specifically, he contends that this case “arises under U.S.C. § 362, 15 U.S.C. § 1667” because “John Lee filed bankruptcy in the United State|s] [District] Court [for the] Central District [of California].” Id. at 3. It is unclear who John Lee is.

I. LEGAL STANDARD

Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, having subject matter jurisdiction only over matters authorized by the Constitution and statute. See, e.g., Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). It is this Court’s duty to always examine its own subject matter jurisdiction, see Arbaugh v. Y&H Corp., 546 U.S. 500, 514 (2006), and the Court may remand a case summarily if there is an obvious jurisdictional issue. Scholastic Ent..…