(UD)(PS) Canniffe v. Johnson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 Tadhg Canniffe, No. 2:22-cv-01470-KJM-CKD Plaintiff, ORDER v. Ruth Johnson, et al., Defendants. 15 Defendants Ruth Johnson and Rebecca Gomez, who appear pro se, removed this unlawful 17 detainer action from the Superior Court of the County of Sacramento. See Not. Removal, ECF No. 1. The court 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 22 initially brought in state court, a defendant may remove it to federal court. 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a). 23 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. First, under § 1331,…