Thurairajah
Fenton Scrips Landing, LLC v. Thurairajah
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FENTON SCRIPS LANDING, LLC, Case No.: 3:20-cv-02452-WQH-DEB
Plaintiff,
ORDER
v. ROSALIN THURAIRAJAH, Defendant. HAYES, Judge: The matter before the Court is Defendant’s Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis. (ECF No. 2). PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On January 7, 2020, Plaintiff Fenton Scrips Landing, LLC initiated this action by filing a Complaint in the Superior Court of California for the County of San Diego, assigned case number 37-2020-00000928-CL-UD-CTL, against Defendant Rosalin Thurairajah. (ECF No. 1-2). On December 16, 2020, Defendant filed a Notice of Removal. (ECF No. 1). On the same day, Defendant filed a Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis. (ECF No. 2). 27 28 DISCUSSION The court has an independent duty to assess whether federal subject matter jurisdiction exists. See United Inv’rs Life Ins. Co. v. Waddell &…