(PC) Harper v. Kings County
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHNATHAN HARPER, Case No. 1:23-cv-00918-JLT-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
v. REMAND OF CASE TO STATE COURT KINGS COUNTY, et al., (ECF No. 8) Defendants. FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE 16 I. Background Plaintiff Johnathan Harper (“Plaintiff”) is a county jail inmate proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this action in Kings County Superior Court on April 13, 2023. On June 16, 2023, Defendants removed the action to federal court. (ECF No. 1.) On July 21, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion for remand of case to state court. (ECF No. 8.) Defendants filed an opposition on August 3, 2023. (ECF No. 10.) Plaintiff did not file a reply, and the deadline to do so has expired. The motion is deemed submitted. Local Rule 230(l). II. Discussion Under 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a), a defendant may remove from…