Li

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TIANQING LI,

Case No. 22-cv-07626 NC Plaintiff,

ORDER REMANDING CASE BACK

v. TO SANTA CLARA COUNTY

PHILLIP MUMMAH, SUPERIOR COURT DUE TO

IMPROPER REMOVAL Defendant and Cross-Complainant, Re: ECF 1 v.

SCOTT A. FLAXMAN, Cross-Claim Defendant.

20 Scott A. Flaxman sought to remove the cross-claim filed against him in Santa Clara County Superior Court to this Court. ECF 1, Notice of Removal of Cross-Claim. On December 9, 2022, I issued an Order to Show Cause Regarding Removal, asking Flaxman to explain why the case should not be remanded back to the Superior Court under 28 U.S.C. § 1441 and Home Depot, U.S.A. v. Jackson, 139 S. Ct. 1743, 1745 (2019). ECF 10. Flaxman responded the next day. ECF 11, supplemented by exhibits ECF 12, 13. I held hearings on the removal on January 11 and January 18, 2023. At the…