Levin Enterprises 2, LLC v. Cedric Brown et al
Plaintiff: Levin Enterprises 2, LLC
Defendant: Cedric Brown Indiv doing business as Youth Inventive Program Inc. and Does 1 to 10
Case Number: 2:2023cv00536
Filed: January 24, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: John A Kronstadt
Referring Judge: Alka Sagar
Nature of Suit: Rent Lease & Ejectment
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 15, 2023 Filing 9 TRANSMITTAL of documents to Los Angeles Superior Court, County of Los Angeles. A certified copy of the order of remand and a copy of the docket sheet from this court was sent to Los Angeles Superior Court, County of Los Angeles. (yl)
February 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER RE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: LACK OF SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION (DKT. 7 ) by Judge John A. Kronstadt. The Complaint does not present any cause of action that arises under federal law. Unlawful detainer actions, which concern the right to the possession of real property, arise under state law. Therefore, this action is REMANDED to the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles at the Compton Courthouse, Case No. 22CMUD01557. IT IS SO ORDERED. (remanding case to Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles at the Compton Courthouse, Case number 22CMUD01557. (Made JS-6. Case Terminated.) (yl)
February 7, 2023 Filing 10 Mail Returned addressed to Cedric Brown re Text Only Scheduling Notice 7 (pj)
January 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: LACK OF SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION by Judge John A. Kronstadt: Defendants are ordered to show cause on or before February 3, 2023, why this action should not be remanded for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. The Complaint does not present any cause of action that arises under federal law. Unlawful detainer actions, which concern the right to the possession of real property, arise under state law. See Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1161. Further, "an actual or anticipated defense" is insufficient to establish federal question jurisdiction. Vaden v. Discover Bank, 556 U.S. 49, 60 (2009); see U.S. Bank Tr. N.A. as Tr. for LSF9 Master Participation Tr. v. Hale, No. CV 20-07947-JAK (RAOx), 2020 WL 5260513, at *2 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 3, 2020) ("[T]o the extent Defendants defenses to the unlawful detainer action are based on alleged violations of federal law, those defenses do not provide a basis for federal question jurisdiction."). Defendants' response shall not exceed five pages, and shall be filed by Noon on February 3, 2023. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (JAKLC2) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
January 25, 2023 Filing 6 Notice to Counsel Re Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge. (et)
January 25, 2023 Filing 5 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (et)
January 25, 2023 Filing 4 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge John A. Kronstadt and Magistrate Judge Alka Sagar. (et)
January 24, 2023 Filing 3 APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN DISTRICT COURT WITHOUT PREPAYING FEES OR COSTS (Short Form) filed by Defendant Cedric Brown. (et)
January 24, 2023 Filing 2 CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Defendant Cedric Brown. (et)
January 24, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Superior Court of CA for the County of Los Angeles, case number 22CMUD01557 with CONFORMED E-FILED copy of summons and complaint. Case assigned to Judge John A. Kronstadt, Discovery to Magistrate Judge Alka Sagar., filed by Defendant Cedric Brown. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (et)
January 24, 2023 CONFORMED E-FILED COPY OF ANSWER-UNLAWFUL DETAINER #1 filed by Defendant Cedric Brown. [FILED IN STATE COURT ON 12/19/2022 SUBMITTED ATTACHED TO EXHIBIT 1 TO NOTICE OF REMOVAL #1 ]. (et)

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Represented By: Joseph Trenk
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