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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1444 Petition for Removal- Foreclosure

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST 

COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR 

HARBORVIEW MORTGAGE LOAN 

TRUST MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH 

CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-7,

Plaintiff,

v.

WILLIAM CUTLIP, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-03612-BLF 

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND 

RECOMMENDATION OF 

MAGISTRATE JUDGE COUSINS AND 

REMANDING ACTION TO THE 

SANTA CLARA SUPERIOR COURT

On August 17, 2016, Defendant William Cutlip filed an objection to the Report and 

Recommendation (“R&R”) of Magistrate Judge Nathanel M. Cousins remanding this unlawful 

detainer action and denying Defendant’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis. See ECF 8, 11. 

The Court has reviewed and thoroughly considered Judge Cousins’ R&R and the arguments in 

Cutlip’s objection. Finding the R&R correct, well-reasoned, and thorough, the Court adopts it in 

every respect.

Defendant, as the party seeking removal, bears the burden of demonstrating subject matter 

jurisdiction. In his objection to Judge Cousins’ R&R, Cutlip raises several objections based on 

affirmative defenses or counterclaims that he may allege under federal law. ECF 11. However, 

“[f]ederal jurisdiction cannot be predicated on an actual or anticipated defense . . . [n]or can 

federal jurisdiction rest upon an actual or anticipated counterclaim.” Vaden v. Discover Bank, 556 

U.S. 49, 60 (2009) (internal citations omitted). Therefore, this Court does not have federal 

question jurisdiction. 

Accordingly, the Court DENIES Cutlip’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis and the 

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above-titled unlawful detainer action is REMANDED to Santa Clara Superior Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 30, 2016

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BETH LABSON FREEMAN

United States District Judge

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