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Nature of Suit Code: 230
Nature of Suit: Rent, Lease, Ejectment
Cause of Action: 28:1441rl Removal- Rent, Lease, &amp; Ejectment

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SUWANNEE CHINNAPONG,

Plaintiff,

v.

SALLIE HENRY,

Defendant.

Case No.: 17cv1551-LAB (KSC)

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR 

LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS; AND

ORDER OF REMAND

Defendant Sallie Henry removed this unlawful detainer case from the Superior 

Court of California for the County of San Diego, identifying federal question jurisdiction 

as the basis for removal. Henry also filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”).

Henry’s IFP motion is incomplete. Among other things, it says Henry receives 

social security disability payments, but fails to say how much those are. The IFP motion 

is DENIED.

The Court is required to remand any removed case over which it lacks subject 

matter jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c); Lenau v. Bank of America, N.A., 131 F. Supp. 

3d 1003, 1004 (E.D. Cal. 2015). Here, it is clear jurisdiction is lacking. 

The claims in the complaint arise under state, not federal law. Henry, apparently 

recognizing this, argues that defenses raised in the answer present federal questions. But 

federal defenses do not give rise to federal question jurisdiction. Phillips Petroleum Co. 

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v. Texaco, Inc., 415 U.S. 125, 127–28 (1974) (per curiam). In addition, the parties are 

not diverse and the amount in controversy for diversity jurisdiction is not met.

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

County of San Diego.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 3, 2017

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