Chris L. Jones v. A Buyer s Choice Home Inspections, ltd.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN DIVISION 1 !2 || CHRIS L. JONES, et al., Case No.: SACV 17-00768-CJC (ADSx) 13 Plaintiffs, ORDER REMANDING CASE TO y ORANGE COUNTY SUPERIOR ° COURT || A BUYER’S CHOICE HOME INSPECTIONS, LTD., e¢ al., ) ) ) Defendants. ) )

20 21 A defendant may remove a civil action filed in state court to a federal district court 22 if the federal court would have had original jurisdiction over the action. 28 U.S.C. 23 § 1441. Federal courts have subject matter jurisdiction over cases that (1) involve 24 questions arising under federal law or (2) are between diverse parties and involve an 25 amount in controversy that exceeds $75,000. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1332. Principles of 26 federalism and judicial economy require courts to “scrupulously confine their [removal] 27 jurisdiction…