Keelin
(UD)(PS) Sequoia Hotel v. Keelin
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SEQUOIA HOTEL, No. 2:23-cv-00074-DAD-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER SUA SPONTE REMANDING CASE
TO SACRAMENTO COUNTY SUPERIOR
MEGAN KEELIN, COURT AND DENYING MOTIONS TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AS MOOT
Defendant. (Doc. No. 2)
17 This is an unlawful detainer action brought under California state law by plaintiff Sequoia Hotel against defendant Megan Keelin. On January 10, 2023, defendant Megan Keelin, proceeding pro se, removed this case to this federal court from the Sacramento County Superior Court. (Doc. No. 1.) According to defendant, removal is proper because the complaint and answer purportedly present federal questions. (Id. at 2.) Also on January 10, 2023, defendant filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (Doc. No. 2.) A district court has “a duty to establish subject matter jurisdiction over the removed action sua sponte, whether the parties raised the issue or not.” United Investors…