CollegeStreet Import & Export (Tianjin) Co. Ltd. v. XL x HF LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 COLLEGESTREET IMPORT & EXPORT Case No. 23-cv-02303-AGT (TIANJIN) CO. LTD., 8 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES v. Re: Dkt. No. 25 XL X HF LLC, et al., 11 Defendants.

12 On August 23, 2023, after raising sua sponte the jurisdictional issue of whether complete diversity existed under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, the Court remanded this breach-of-contract action to Alameda County Superior Court for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Dkt. 23. Two days later, plaintiff filed a motion for an award of attorney’s fees under 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c). Dkt. 25. The motion is denied. “A district court may, in its discretion, ‘require payment of just costs and any actual expenses, including attorney fees, incurred as a result of [improper] removal.’” Jordan v. Nationstar Mortg. LLC, 781 F.3d 1178, 1184 (9th Cir. 2015) (quoting 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c)). “Absent unusual circumstances, courts may award attorney’s…