Lyles
(UD)(PS) Hoffman v. Lyles
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Cody Robert Hoffman, No. 2:22-cv-00104-KJM-AC Plaintiff, ORDER v. Latanya Taylor Lyles, et. al., 1S Defendants. 16 Defendants Latanya Taylor Lyles and Lazaro Guerrera, who appear pro se, removed this unlawful detainer action from San Joaquin Superior Court. See Not. Removal, ECF No. 1. Defendants have also moved to proceed in forma pauperis. See Mot., ECF Nos. 2,3. The court 20 has reviewed the complaint and 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. First, under § 1331, district 25 courts have federal question…