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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Legal Malpractice

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EMMANUEL PACQUIAO,

Plaintiff,

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SYDNEY JAY HALL,

Defendant.

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No. C 05-03330 CRB

ORDER

Plaintiff Emmanuel Pacquiao filed this action in the United States District Court for

the Northern District of California. Defendant Sydney Jay Hall filed a motion to relate the

case before this Court and to remand, or in the alternative, dismiss the action. Pacquiao’s

lawsuit was reassigned to this Court as a related case, and defendant Hall’s motion was

therefore vacated. 

Plaintiff Pacquiao subsequently notified this Court, by letter dated November 8, 2005,

that he does not oppose defendant Hall’s request that this case be remanded, and by his letter

he requested that the Court remand the action to San Mateo State Court. This action,

however, was never filed in state court. Plaintiff does not provide the Court with any support

for his request that the Court remand to state court a case that was never filed in state court. 

See 28 U.S.C. § 1447, 1448 (permitting remand of removed actions); instead, the proper

procedure is to dismiss plaintiff’s action without prejudice.
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Accordingly, in light of the parties’ submissions, the Court intends to dismiss plaintiff

Pacquiao’s action without prejudice to his pursuing his claims in state court. Unless plaintiff

indicates that it does not want this action dismissed, the Court will enter the dismissal on

Wednesday, November 16, 2005.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 14, 2005

 

CHARLES R. BREYER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE