(PS) State of California v. Ingram El

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., No. 2:19-cv-0560 KJM DB PS Plaintiffs, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS MICHAEL INGRAM EL, Defendant. 16 On April 1, 2019, defendant Michael Ingram El filed a notice of removal of this action from the Sacramento County Superior Court. (ECF No. 1.) Defendant is proceeding pro se. Accordingly, the matter has been referred to the undersigned for all purposes encompassed by Local Rule 302(c)(21). On September 27, 2019, the undersigned issued to defendant an order to show cause as to why this action should not be remanded to the Sacramento County Superior court due to a lack of subject matter jurisdiction. (ECF No. 4.) Defendant was provided fourteen days to file a response. The time for filing a response has passed and defendant has failed to respond to the order to show cause. As explained to defendant in the September 27, 2019 order, jurisdiction is a threshold inquiry that must precede…