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Nature of Suit Code: 230
Nature of Suit: Rent, Lease, Ejectment
Cause of Action: 28:1443(1) Rent, Lease &amp; Ejectment

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Case No. 16-cv-07385 NC 

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID KOEHLER,

Plaintiff,

v.

ALFRED KAHN,

Defendant.

Case No. 16-cv-07385 NC 

REQUEST FOR REASSIGNMENT 

AND REPORT AND 

RECOMMENDATION TO REMAND 

TO MONTEREY COUNTY 

SUPERIOR COURT

Re: ECF 1, 5

Pro se defendant Alfred Kahn removed this unlawful detainer case to this court 

from Monterey County, California, Superior Court. On January 3, 2017, I ordered Kahn to 

show cause why this case should not be remanded to state Superior Court because the 

removal notice does not establish federal subject matter jurisdiction. ECF 5. The order 

explained that federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction and the party invoking 

jurisdiction has the burden of establishing that a case belongs in federal court. ECF 5. 

Kahn was ordered to respond in writing by January 18, 2017, and was warned that if he 

failed to respond this case would be remanded to Superior Court.

Kahn has not responded to the order to show cause and has not established that 

federal subject matter jurisdiction is satisfied. Kahn also has not responded to the Court’s 

request that he either consent or decline the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge under 28 

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

U.S.C. § 636(c). Because I lack authority to remand this case without the jurisdictional 

consent of the parties, I request that the Clerk of Court REASSIGN this case to a U.S. 

District Court Judge. I RECOMMEND that the District Court Judge then promptly 

remand this case to Monterey County Superior Court for the reasons stated in the order to 

show cause and this order.

Any party may object to this order by filing an objection with the District Court 

Judge who will receive this case after reassignment. That objection must be filed within 

14 days of service of this order. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 6, 2017 _____________________________________

NATHANAEL M. COUSINS

United States Magistrate Judge

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