U.S. Bank, National Association v. Rene A. Polanco

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Lehman XS Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-4N (“U.S. Bank”) commenced this action in Los Angeles County Superior Court in February 2023 against Defendants Rene A. Polanco, Fernando Torres, and Does 1-10.' The Unlawful Detainer Complaint asserts a single cause of action under state law for unlawful detainer.”

Compl. (the “Unlawful Detainer Complaint”) [ECF No. 1], Ex. 1 at 7-10 (CM/ECF pagination). Id. at [J 1-11. Page lof NENPRAL Initials of Deputy Clerk cla

In November 2023, Polanco, who is proceeding pro se, removed this case to this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1343, & 1367. In his Notice of Removal, Polanco asserts that “[t]he allegations in this action are related to the Federal Court Action . . . which is a related case . . . involving Federal Questions of Law.”4 It appears that Polanco is referring to the action captioned as Polanco v. Lehman Brothers, Case No. 8:23-cv-02075-JWH-DFM, which was filed in November 2023 (the “Polanco Case”). In the Polanco Case, Polanco asserts federal and state law claims against…