Rodriguez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 PEDRO RODRIGUEZ, Case No. 22-cv-527-MMA (NLS)

Plaintiff,

ORDER SUA SPONTE REMANDING

v. ACTION FOR LACK OF SUBJECT

MATTER JURISDICTION

SHERIFF WILLIAM GORE,

Defendant. 17 18 On April 15, 2022, Defendant Sheriff William Gore filed a notice of removal from the Superior Court for the County of San Diego. See Doc. No. 1 (“Notice of Removal”). For the reasons set forth below, the Court sua sponte REMANDS this case to the Superior Court of California for the County of San Diego for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. LEGAL STANDARD Federal courts are of limited jurisdiction. Lowdermilk v. U.S. Bank Nat’l Ass’n, 479 F.3d 994, 997 (9th Cir. 2007). Federal courts possess only that power authorized by the Constitution or a statute. See Bender v. Williamsport Area Sch. Dist., 475 U.S. 534, 541 (1986). The Court is constitutionally required to raise issues related…