Powell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Umer Malik, No. 2:20-cv-02542-KJM-JDP Plaintiff, ORDER Vv. James Powell, Defendant. 16 Defendant James Powell, who appears pro se, removed this unlawful detainer action from Sacramento County Superior Court. See Not. Removal, ECF No. 1. Mr. Powell has also moved 19 to proceed in forma pauperis. See Mot., ECF No. 2. The court has reviewed the complaint and 20 notice of removal and has determined on its own motion that it lacks subject matter jurisdiction. This action is thus remanded to the state court. When a case “of which the district courts of the United States have original jurisdiction” is 23 initially brought in state court, a defendant may remove it to federal court. 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a). 24 There are two primary bases for federal subject matter jurisdiction: federal question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331, and diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332.…