Clay
Richmond Housing Authority v. Clay
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RICHMOND HOUSING AUTHORITY, Case No. 21-cv-01289-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER REMANDING ACTION TO
v. STATE COURT
FRANCIS CLAY, Defendant.
12 Before the Court is Mr. Clay’s response to the Court’s March 1, 2021 Show Cause Order. (Dkt. No. 8.) On February 22, 2021, Mr. Clay filed a petition that removed this unlawful detainer action to federal court. (Dkt. No. 1 at 1-2.) Upon review of Mr. Clay’s petition, the Court determined that there was no apparent basis for federal subject matter jurisdiction because it was unclear on what grounds Mr. Clay removed the unlawful detainer action. (Dkt. No. 4 at 1-2.) Accordingly, the Court ordered Mr. Clay to show cause as to why this action should not be remanded to state court. (Id. at 2.) After careful consideration of Mr. Clay’s April 16, 2021 response to the Court’s Show Cause Order, Mr. Clay has not established a basis for federal subject matter jurisdiction. In fact— while he does not caption…