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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT MCDONALD,

Plaintiff,

v.

MURALI R. NAIR,

Defendant.

Case No. 18-cv-06991-MMC 

ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE 

JUDGE'S REPORT AND 

RECOMMENDATION; GRANTING

APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN 

FORMA PAUPERIS; REMANDING

CASE TO STATE COURT

Before the Court is Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu’s Report and 

Recommendation, filed January 22, 2018, by which said Magistrate Judge recommends 

defendant Murali R. Nair’s application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) be granted

and, thereafter, neither a federal question nor diversity having been shown, to remand 

the above-titled action to state court for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. No objection to 

the Report and Recommendation has been filed. 

Having reviewed the matter de novo, the Court hereby ADOPTS the Report and 

Recommendation in its entirety. 

Accordingly, defendant’s application to proceed in forma pauperis is hereby 

GRANTED. It is further ordered that the above-titled action is hereby REMANDED to the 

Superior Court of California, in and for the County of Shasta. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 11, 2019 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

Case 3:18-cv-06991-MMC Document 10 Filed 02/11/19 Page 1 of 1