Alphonse

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SANDRA ALPHONSE, an individual, Case No.: 22-CV-347 JLS (DEB)

Plaintiff,

ORDER (1) REMANDING ACTION

v. TO THE SUPERIOR COURT OF

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

DAVID B. WALLER, an individual;

COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, FOR

PATENT SUCCESS STRATEGIES,

LACK OF SUBJECT-MATTER LLC, a California Limited Liability

JURISDICTION; AND (2) DENYING

Company; and DOES 1 through 10,

AS MOOT MOTION TO DISMISS

inclusive, 17 Defendants. (ECF Nos. 4, 8, 9, 11)

Presently before the Court is Defendants David B. Waller and Patent Success Strategies, LLC’s (collectively, “Defendants”) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint (“MTD,” ECF No. 4). On April 15, 2022, the Court ordered Defendants to show cause why this action should not be remanded to state court for lack of federal-question jurisdiction. See generally ECF No. 8 (“OSC”). Defendants responded to the OSC on April 29, 2022. See ECF No. 9…