(PC) Christopher v. State of CA
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PAUL CHRISTOPHER AND CARREA Case No. 2:23-cv-01525-JDP (PC)
CHRISTOPHER,
ORDER FINDING DEFENDANTS’ Plaintiffs, REMOVAL PROPER 13 v. SCREENING ORDER FINDING THAT THE SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., FAILS TO STATE A COGNIZABLE CLAIM AND GIVING LEAVE TO AMEND Defendants. ECF No. 1-3 at
17 18 19 20 Plaintiffs brought this action in state court. After they filed their second amended complaint, defendants determined that removal was appropriate because that complaint raised federal questions. ECF No. 6 at 2. As an initial matter, I agree that removal was proper; removal based on federal question is proper where the federal question(s) appear on the face of the complaint. See Caterpillar, Inc. v. Williams, 482 U.S. 386, 398-99 (1987). The federal questions are plainly stated on the face of the second amended complaint…