(PS) Lewis v. Bear Stearns Residential Mortgage Corp.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MILO DANTE LEWIS, No. 2:23–cv–1010–KJN PS Plaintiff, ORDER ON MOTION TO REMAND v. (ECF No. 24.) BEAR STEARNS RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE CORP., et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Lewis filed claims in California Superior Court against defendants Bear Stearns Residential Mortgage Corporation, JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A., Community Loan Servicing LLC, Nationstar Mortgage LLC, and MTC Financial Services Inc. concerning actions taken by the parties in relation to a residential mortgage. (See ECF No. 1.) Chase removed to this court, alleging both federal question and diversity jurisdiction. (Id.) Plaintiff now moves to remand back to state court, arguing: (I) Chase’s removal contains non-jurisdictional defects; and (II) the court lacks both subject matter and diversity jurisdiction; Chase opposes. (ECF Nos. 24, 32.) For the reasons stated below, the court DENIES plaintiff’s motion to remand without prejudice. Given plaintiff’s expressed…