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Parties Involved:
Essex Emeryville Owner, L.P.
Plaintiff
Melinda Scott
Defendant

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ESSEX EMERYVILLE OWNER, L.P.,

Plaintiff,

 v.

MELINDA SCOTT,

Defendant. /

No. C 17-00121 WHA

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

The complaint in this action asserts only one cause of action, namely, unlawful detainer

under California law. Defendant Melinda Scott removed the action from Alameda County

Superior Court, apparently contending that the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009

completely preempts state law on this matter. The PTFA expired on December 31, 2014, before

Scott rented the property at issue. Pub. L. No. 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376, 2204 (2010). 

Additionally, although our court of appeals has not addressed the issue, every district court in

our circuit to address the question has held that the PTFA does not raise a federal question

giving rise to federal subject-matter jurisdiction. E.g., Borquist v. Nino, No. 17-00068-HRL,

2017 WL 75743, at *2 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 9, 2017) (Judge Howard R. Lloyd); Marke at S. Coast

Metro, LLC v. Lee, No. 16-02107-AG, 2016 WL 7017227, at *2 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 1, 2016)

(Judge Andrew J. Guilford); Thawani v. Robertson, No. 16-03732-JCS, 2016 WL 4472986, at

*2 (N.D. Cal. July 18, 2016) (Judge Joseph C. Spero, report and recommendation adopted, No.

16-03732-WHA, 2016 WL 4436308 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 23, 2016); Edwards v. Clark, No. 16-

00147-TLN-EFB, 2016 WL 690920, at *2 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 26, 2016) (Judge Troy L. Nunley).

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By FEBRUARY 9 AT NOON, defendant Melinda Scott shall SHOW CAUSE, in writing,

why the case should not be remanded for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 19, 2017. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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