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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 JEAN-MARIE WHITE, et al., Case No. 20-cv-04242-VKD

Plaintiffs,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS

v. CASE SHOULD NOT BE REMANDED

TO STATE COURT

SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 1 12 Defendants.

13 On June 25, 2020, defendant Santa Clara Valley Water District (“District”) removed this consolidated action from the Santa Clara County Superior Court, asserting federal question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331. Dkt. No. 1. The underlying action concerns damages allegedly sustained by plaintiffs as a result of the overtopping of the Anderson Dam in 2017. Having reviewed the District’s notice of removal and the appended exhibits, and for the reasons discussed below, the Court directs the District to show cause why this action should not be remanded to the state court. Removal to federal court is proper where the federal court would have original subject matter…