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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD TUSCANY,

Plaintiff,

v.

ELENA VILLALOBOS, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-07373-JD 

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND 

RECOMMENDATION, REMANDING 

CASE AND IMPOSING PRE-FILING 

REVIEW

Re: Dkt. No. 8

The Court has reviewed Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph Spero’s report and 

recommendations. Dkt. No. 8. No objections have been filed in response to the report, and by the 

Court’s calculation, the time to file objections expired on January 20, 2017. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 

72(b).

This is defendants’ second attempt to remove the very same case the Court previously 

ordered remanded. See Case No. 16-cv-6252-JD, Dkt. No. 10 (order remanding case, dated 

December 12, 2016). The Court agrees with Magistrate Judge Spero’s recommendation that the 

case should be remanded again because the removal is jurisdictionally improper and untimely. 

Dkt. No. 8.

The Court further agrees with Magistrate Judge Spero’s finding that defendants’ removals 

are frivolous and his recommendation that a pre-filing review order should be imposed. The Court 

consequently orders that before filing any further notices of removal of Monterey County Superior 

Court case number 16CV001985, Elena Villalobos, Jonathan Villalobos, Raul Villalobos and/or

Ashley Villalobos must first file a motion with the Court seeking leave to file a notice of removal. 

Any such motion must include: (1) a copy of Magistrate Judge Spero’s Report and 

Recommendation issued in this case; (2) a copy of this Order; and (3) a copy of the proposed 

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filing. The Clerk of the Court shall not accept for filing any further notices of removal of 

Monterey County Superior Court case number 16CV001985 unless accompanied by an order from 

a judge of this district granting leave to file the removal papers. 

The Court agrees with Magistrate Judge Spero’s finding that “[t]he record as a whole 

indicates an intent to delay” on the part of defendants, “rather than a bona fide desire to litigate in 

a federal forum.” Dkt. No. 8 at 4. Unfortunately, it does not appear to the Court that fees and 

sanctions can properly be awarded at this time under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure or 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c). Any further attempts to remove this case that are not in 

compliance with this order, however, will result in monetary sanctions on defendants. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 30, 2017

JAMES DONATO

United States District Judge

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