Maqaddem
(PS) People of the State of CA v. Maqaddem
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF No. 2:23-cv-02123-TLN-CKD PS
CALIFORNIA,
12 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v.
LALA MAHA MAQADDEM,
15 Defendant.
17 This action was removed to this court by defendant Lala Maha Maqaddem, proceeding without counsel, from the Los Angeles Superior Court. (ECF No. 1.)1 Defendant paid the filing fee. A federal court has an independent duty to assess whether federal subject matter jurisdiction exists, whether or not the parties raise the issue. United Investors Life Ins. Co. v. Waddell & Reed Inc., 360 F.3d 960, 967 (9th Cir. 2004). Because subject matter jurisdiction cannot be waived by the parties, a district court must remand a case if it lacks jurisdiction over the matter. Id.; see also 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c) (“If at any time before final judgment it appears that the district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the case shall be remanded”). 27 1 This matter is before the undersigned pursuant to E.D. Cal. L.R. 302(c)(21)…