Opinion
3:19-cv-00529-RJC-DCK
08-05-2020
WELLESLEY K. CLAYTON, Plaintiff, v. EQUIFAX CREDIT INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC, Defendant.
ORDER
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Plaintiff's motion to remand. (Doc. No. 5.)
I. BACKGROUND
On August 26, 2019, Plaintiff filed a pro se complaint in the Superior Court of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. (Doc. No. 1-1.) On October 11, 2019, Defendant removed the action to the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina based on federal question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331. (Doc. No. 1, ¶ 3.) On November 6, 2019, Plaintiff filed a motion to remand. (Doc. No. 5.)
II. DISCUSSION
In his complaint, Plaintiff asserts claims under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA"). (Doc. No. 1-1.) The FCRA provides that any action thereunder "may be brought in any United States district court, without regard to the amount in controversy[.]" 15 U.S.C. § 1681p. Therefore, this is an action arising under the laws of the United States, and this Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331.
III. CONCLUSION
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion to remand, (Doc. No. 5), is DENIED.
Signed: August 5, 2020
/s/_________
Robert J. Conrad, Jr.
United States District Judge