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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE

CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,

 v.

VICTOR LOPEZ,

Defendant. /

No. C-10-02016-DMR

ORDER REFERRING FOR FINDING

WHETHER CASES SHOULD BE

RELATED

C-10-01611-MMC

The Court received random assignment of this case, which was previously removed and filed

as C-10-01611-MMC. The Honorable Maxine M. Chesney remanded the case to state court on the

grounds that the court lacked federal question jurisdiction over Plaintiff Federal Home Loan

Mortgage Corporation’s state law claim. See Order Remanding Action, Docket # 4, filed April 20,

2010, in Civil Case No. 10-01611-MMC (explaining that “a defendant cannot create federal question

jurisdiction by alleging a federal defense to a claim arising under state law”).

Defendant Victor Lopez has once again removed and re-filed the case, this time with “42

U.S.C. § 1983 DISCRIMINATION CIVIL RIGHTS FOR DEPRIVATION OF RIGHTS” printed in

the caption of the cover sheet. There is no other apparent change in the notice of removal. As far as

this Court can tell, this case is identical to C-10-01611-MMC, remanded by Judge Chesney on April

20.

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Civil Local Rule 3-12(c) provides:

Sua Sponte Judicial Referral for Purpose of Determining Relationship. Whenever a

Judge believes that a case pending before that Judge is related to another case, the Judge may

refer the case to the Judge assigned to the earliest-filed case with a request that the Judge

assigned to the earliest-filed case consider whether the cases are related. The referring Judge

shall file and send a copy of the referral to all parties to all affected cases. The parties must

file any response in opposition to or support of relating the cases pursuant to Civil L.R. 3-

12(d). Alternatively, a Judge may order the parties to file a motion pursuant to Civil L.R. 3-

12(b).

Accordingly, this Court hereby refers this case to Judge Chesney, as the judge on the earlierfiled case, to decide whether the cases should be related.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 7, 2010 _______________________________

 DONNA M. RYU

 United States Magistrate Judge

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