Macias

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THE SHELDON FAMILY 1993 TRUST No. 2:19-cv-02455-MCE-DB

DATED 2/23/1993, DONN SHELDON

TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, ORDER v. GUY MACIAS and ROBIN JOB, Defendants. 17 On January 22, 2020, Defendants Guy Macias and Robin Job, proceeding pro se, filed a Notice of Removal of this unlawful detainer action from the San Joaquin County Superior Court. ECF No. 1. This Court has an independent duty to ascertain its jurisdiction and may remand sua sponte for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c). “The burden of establishing federal jurisdiction is on the party seeking removal, and the removal statute is strictly construed against removal jurisdiction.” Emrich v. Touche Ross & Co., 846 F.2d 1190, 1195 (9th Cir. 1988) (internal citation omitted). “Federal jurisdiction must be rejected if there is any doubt as to the right of removal in the first instance.” Gaus v. Miles, Inc., 980 F.2d 564, 566 (9th Cir. 1992). As 27 1 Despite Defendants’ pro…