Strong

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ARBOR POINTE, LLC, No. 2:20-cv-00115-KJM-AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER LINDA STRONG, Defendant.

17 On January 15, 2020, defendant Linda Strong, proceeding pro se, removed this unlawful detainer action from Sacramento County Superior Court. ECF No. 1. Strong also filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 2. As explained below, the court REMANDS the case to the Sacramento Superior Court and DENIES as moot defendant’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis. I. SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION A. Legal Standard When a case “of which the district courts of the United States have original jurisdiction” is initially brought in state court, a defendant may remove it to federal court. 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a). There are two primary bases for federal subject matter jurisdiction: (1) federal 28 question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331, and (2) diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. …