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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1444 Petition for Removal- Foreclosure

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,

Plaintiff,

v.

JAMES KEVIN YOUNG; CARRIE L. 

HUYSENTRUYT; and PAUL M. 

HUYSENTRUYT,

Defendants.

No. 2:16-cv-01044-GEB-AC

SUA SPONTE REMAND ORDER

Defendant James Kevin Young (“Defendant”) filed a 

Notice of Removal on May 17, 2016, removing this unlawful 

detainer case from the Superior Court of California for the 

County of San Joaquin. (Notice of Removal (NOR), ECF No. 1.) 

This case is remanded sua sponte to the court from which it was 

removed for lack of removal subject matter jurisdiction.

“There is a ‘strong presumption against removal 

jurisdiction,’ and the removing party has the burden of 

establishing that removal is proper.” Lindley Contours, LLC v. 

AABB Fitness Holdings, Inc., 414 F. App’x 62, 64 (9th Cir. 2011) 

(quoting Gaus v. Miles, Inc., 980 F.2d 564, 566 (9th Cir. 1992)).

Review of the NOR documents evinces that the sole claim 

in Plaintiff’s Complaint against Defendant is an unlawful 

detainer claim alleged under California law. Hence, even if 

Defendant’s NOR could be construed as an asserted counterclaim 

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alleged under federal law, “federal [removal] jurisdiction 

[cannot] rest upon an actual or anticipated counterclaim.” Vaden 

v. Discover Bank, 556 U.S. 49, 60 (2009).

Since Defendant has not shown the existence of removal 

subject matter jurisdiction, this case is remanded to the 

Superior Court of California for the County of San Joaquin.

Dated: May 18, 2016

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