Duetsche Bank National Trust Company v. Antoinette Lewis
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
JS-6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No.: 2:20-cv-11822-SB-PVC Date: 5/28/2021
Title: Duetsche Bank National Trust Company v. Antoinette Lewis
Present: The Honorable STANLEY BLUMENFELD, JR., U.S. District Judge Victor Cruz N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter
Attorney(s) Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) Present for Defendant(s): None Appearing None Appearing
Proceedings: [In Chambers] ORDER RE: REMAND
Plaintiff removed this unlawful detainer action asserting federal-question jurisdiction based on the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 (PTFA). While Plaintiff may assert the PTFA as a federal defense in her state action, she may not rely upon it for federal jurisdiction. See Jinxing Inv. LLC v. Chen, No. CV2102849CASRAOX, 2021 WL 1346008, at *2 (C.D. Cal. Apr. 12, 2021) (“The PTFA does not create a private right of action; rather, it provides a defense to state law unlawful detainer actions.”). The Court issued an order to show cause to give Plaintiff an…