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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1345 Replevin &amp; Conversion

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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 This Court’s March 8, 2010 OSC required a response by defendant no later than March 19,

2010. Mr. Awad did in fact file his response on that date, but it was not docketed until March 22, 2010

and this Court did not see it until then.

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION,

Plaintiff,

 v.

JAMIE AWAD,

Defendant. /

No. C 10-485 SI

ORDER AMENDING MARCH 19, 2010

ORDER

By order filed March 19, 2010, the Court remanded this case to state court. At the time the Court

filed the order, the Court was not aware that defendant had filed a response to this Court’s March 8,

2010 Order to Show Cause.1 

The Court has reviewed defendant’s March 19, 2010 filing, and concludes that remand was

warranted because the Court does not have jurisdiction over this case. Defendant asserts that removal

was proper because there is diversity jurisdiction. However, as the Court previously explained, where

there is no federal question jurisdiction, an action is not removable on the basis of diversity of

citizenship if the defendant is a citizen of the state in which the action was brought. See 28 U.S.C. §

1441(a), (b). Defendant’s March 19, 2010 filing states that he is a citizen of California. Thus, defendant

cannot remove this unlawful detainer action to federal court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 22, 2010 

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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