Choudry

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ODK CAPITAL, LLC, Case No. 2:23-cv-00452-JDP Plaintiff, v. ORDER NASIR CHOUDRY, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff ODK Capital filed a single breach of contract claim against defendant Nasir Choudry on January 23, 2023, in the Sacramento Superior Court of California for approximately $100,251. See ECF No. 1. Defendant removed based on diversity jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Id. at 2. According to defendant’s notice of removal, defendant “is an individual who is a citizen of the State of California, who resides in and does business within Sacramento County, State of California, at all times in question.” Id. Defendant also claims that the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000. Id. Plaintiff filed a motion to remand, ECF No. 6, which was before the court for a hearing on May 18, 2023, ECF No. 16. “[A]ny civil action brought in a State court of which the district courts of the United States have original jurisdiction, may…