Menhardt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 BEATRIX MENHARDT, Case No. 20-cv-08670-NC 11 Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND GRANTING v. APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS MELISSA TRACY, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 1, 2, 3 Defendants. 15 16 Defendants Melissa Tracy and Merek Teja removed plaintiff Beatrix Menhardt’s unlawful detainer action from Santa Cruz County Superior Court and filed a notice of removal and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on December 8, 2020. Dkt. Nos. 1–3. Accordingly, the Court screens the complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). The Court (1) GRANTS Tracy and Teja’s motions to proceed in forma pauperis, and (2) ORDERS Tracy and Teja to show cause in writing why this case should not be remanded due to lack of subject matter jurisdiction. I. IN FORMA PAUPERIS APPLICATION Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, a district court may authorize the…