Woodruff
(UD)(PS) Secretary of Veterans Affairs v. Woodruff
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, No. 2:22-cv-01262-TLN-KJN Plaintiff, v. SUA SPONTE REMAND ORDER TANYA STUTSON; KEVIN
WOODRUFF AKA WANAG TAHATAN
BEY; and DOES 1–10, inclusive, Defendants. 17 This matter is before the Court on Defendants Tanya Stutson and Kevin Woodruff aka Wanag Tahatan Bey’s (collectively, “Defendants”) Notice of Removal. (ECF No. 1.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court hereby REMANDS the action to the Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa, due to lack of federal subject matter jurisdiction. /// /// /// /// /// /// 28 I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On June 16, 2022, Plaintiff Secretary of Veterans Affairs (“Plaintiff”) brought an action for unlawful detainer against Defendants for possession of real property known as 2013 Mt. Hamilton Dr., Antioch, CA 94531. (ECF No. 1 at 20.) On July 18, 2022, Defendants filed a notice of removal removing this unlawful…