Keading
Keading v. Keading
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 HILJA KEADING, et al., Case No. 23-cv-03036-JSC
Plaintiffs,
ORDER REMANDING CASE TO
v. STATE COURT
KENTON KEADING, Re: Dkt. No. 12 Defendant.
12 Defendant Kenton Keating removed this family-trust probate proceeding from Contra Costa County Superior Court, seeking to vacate a state trial court judgment against him. (Dkt. No. 1 at 1-4.) Magistrate Judge Beeler issued an order to show cause for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction in response to Defendant’s notice of removal. (Dkt. No. 12.) The matter is now before this Court to determine whether Defendant has established federal subject-matter jurisdiction. BACKGROUND A. Complaint Allegations In Contra Costa County Superior Court’s probate division, Plaintiff Hilja Keating filed an Ex Parte Petition to challenge Defendant’s administration of the Keating Family Trust and its Subtrusts. (Dkt. No. 1 at 45-63.) The…