Hoffman
The People of the State of California v. Hoffman
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF Case No.: 3:19-cv-02224-WQH-JLB CALIFORNIA and CITY OF SAN 12 DIEGO, a municipal corporation, ORDER 13 Plaintiffs, 14 v. 15 JUDITH JEAN HOFFMAN, an individual; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, 17 Defendants. 18 HAYES, Judge: 19 The matter before the Court is Defendant’s Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma 20 Pauperis. (ECF No. 2).
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
22 On June 14, 2017, Plaintiffs initiated this action by filing a Complaint in the Superior 23 Court of California for the County of San Diego, assigned case number 37-2017-00021581- 24 CU-MC-CTL, against Defendant Judith Jean Hoffman. (ECF No. 1-3 at 1). 25 On November 22, 2019, Defendant filed a Notice of Removal. (ECF No. 1). The 26 same day, Defendant filed a Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis. (ECF No. 27 2). 28 STANDARD OF REVIEW The court has an independent duty to assess whether federal subject matter jurisdiction exists. See United Investors Life Ins. Co. v. Waddell & Reed Inc.,…