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Nature of Suit Code: 290
Nature of Suit: Other Real Property Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441nr Notice of Removal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BANK OF AMERICA N.A.,

Plaintiff,

v.

GLORIA BERNICE GERMAN, et 

al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 19cv1310-LAB (MDD)

ORDER OF REMAND

Defendant Gloria German removed this unlawful detainer action from state 

court, but failed to show why the Court had jurisdiction over it. German did not 

attach a copy of the complaint to her notice of removal, as required. The Court

ordered her to show cause why the case should not be remanded. She was to 

have filed a copy of the complaint in the docket by the close of business on 

Thursday, July 25, and a supplemental notice of removal alleging the citizenship 

of all the parties by Monday, July 29. The complaint would likely have shown the 

value of Plaintiff Bank of America’s claim, and under what law its claims arose.

German, however, submitted a response to the Court’s order to show cause 

on July 25, and failed to file a copy of the complaint as ordered. Her response 

merely alleges that all parties are U.S. citizens. The Court has accepted this for 

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filing, after striking her birth certificate which she attached as an exhibit, and which 

was unnecessary. 

Federal courts are presumed to lack jurisdiction over a case until the party 

invoking their jurisdiction—here, German—establishes it. See Kokkonen v. 

Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). Here, German has not 

done so. The case does not appear to arise under federal law, and even assuming 

the parties are diverse, the amount in controversy for diversity jurisdiction does not 

appear to be met. There is no reason to believe the Court has jurisdiction over this 

case.

This action is therefore REMANDED to the Superior Court of California for 

the County of San Diego. German’s incomplete motion to proceed in forma 

pauperis is DENIED AS MOOT.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 26, 2019

Hon. Larry Alan Burns

Chief United States District Judge

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