Opinion
2:24-cv-10410-CAS-BFMx
12-06-2024
Joseph Evaristo et al. v. Aina Dumlao et al.
Present: The Honorable CHRISTINA A. SNYDER
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Proceedings: (In Chambers) - ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION
On April 23, 2024, plaintiffs Joseph Evaristo and Catherine Evaristo, as Trustees of the Evaristo Family Trust (“plaintiffs”), filed this unlawful detainer action against defendants Aina Dumlao, Bru Muller, and Does 1 to 10 (“defendants”) in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Dkt. 1 at 14. Defendant Aina Dumlao removed the case to this Court on December 3, 2024. Id. at 2. Defendant Aina Dumlao asserts that this Court has jurisdiction on the basis of a federal question. Id. (citing 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and § 1446).
It appears that this Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over this action. The law is clear that “[u]nlawful detainer actions are strictly within the province of state court.” Federal NatT Mort. Assoc, v, Suarez, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 82300, *6 (E.D. Cal. Jul. 27, 2011); Deutsche Bank NatT Trust Co. v. Leonardo, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 83854, *2 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 1, 2011) (“[T]he complaint only asserts a claim for unlawful detainer, a cause of action that is purely a matter of state law.”).
Here, the only claim asserted by plaintiffs is for unlawful detainer against defendants. See dkt. 1 at 14. Accordingly, defendants are hereby ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE, in writing, on or before December 23, 2024, why this case should not be remanded to Los Angeles County Superior Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.