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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSHUA LEONARD,

Plaintiff,

v.

JOHN WAGNER, ET AL.,

Defendants.

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No. C-07-04490 JCS

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

REMAND, DENYING WITHOUT

PREJUDICE MOTION TO BRING IN

THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT AND

REMANDING ACTION TO SAN

FRANCISCO SUPERIOR COURT

[Docket Nos. 6 & 11]

This action was originally filed in the Superior Court for the County of San Francisco and

removed to federal court on the grounds of federal question jurisdiction. Plaintiff now brings a

Motion for Remand (“Remand Motion”) on the basis that this Court does not have subject matter

jurisdiction over the action. Defendants have filed a Motion to Bring in Third-Party Defendant

(“Defendants’ Motion”). The Court concludes that both motions are suitable for determination

without oral argument, pursuant to Civ. L.R. 7-1(b).

On the question of whether removal of this action was proper, Judge Illston’s decision in

Brain Injury Policy Institute v. Shewry, 2006 WL 2237732 (N.D. Cal. July 31, 2006), is directly on

point. For the reasons stated in that decision, the Court concludes that Plaintiff does not have

standing under Article III of the United States Constitution to assert his claims in federal court. 

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Remand Motion is GRANTED. Because the Court does not have subject

matter jurisdiction over this action, it declines to rule on Defendants’ Motion, which is DENIED

without prejudice. 

 The motion hearing and the Initial Case Management Conference scheduled for January 18,

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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2008 are vacated. The Court REMANDS this action to the Superior Court for the County of San

Francisco.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 7, 2008 _____________________________

JOSEPH C. SPERO

United States Magistrate Judge

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