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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A., Case No.: 23-cv-1889-WQH-AHG

Plaintiff, ORDER v. 13 LEVI SANTIAGO and DOES 1- 100, inclusive, 15 Defendants. 16 HAYES, Judge: 17 On October 16, 2023, Hailey Brooks (“Brooks”), proceeding pro se, removed the 18 above-titled action to this Court from the Superior Court of California, Case No. 37-2023- 19 00013363-CL-UD-CTL. (ECF No. 1 at 1.) Brooks states that she is a defendant in this 20 action and “is a bona fide tenant under the ‘Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act.’” Id. at 21 2. Brooks attached to the Notice of Removal the first page of an unlawful detainer 22 complaint filed in state court that lists “Flagstar Bank, N.A.” as Plaintiff and “Levi Santiago 23 and Does 1-100” as Defendants. Id. at 10. 24 “Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction” that “possess only that power 25 authorized” by the United States Constitution and federal law. Kokkonen v. Guardian Life 26 Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). Accordingly, federal courts …