Lay-Styles
Lay-Styles v. Real Time Resolutions, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SHERMAINE LAY-STYLES, CASE NO. 20cv864-LAB (MDD)
Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL vs. 13 REAL TIME RESOLUTIONS, INC., et al., 14 Defendant.
On May 7, 2020, Plaintiff Shermaine Lay-Styles brought this action to enjoin the impending foreclosure of a property in Oceanside, CA. Because the parties are not diverse and because the case does not present a federal question, the Court must DISMISS the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. To pursue a claim in federal court, a plaintiff must establish either federal question jurisdiction or diversity jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 1331; 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1). Federal courts have diversity jurisdiction over all civil actions where the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000, exclusive of interest and costs, and there is complete diversity of citizenship. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1). Complete diversity of citizenship requires that each of the plaintiffs be a citizen of a different state than each of the defendants. Morris v.…