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Parties Involved:
Meredith Berlau
Defendant
Jack R. Berlau
Defendant
RNL Investments, Inc.
Plaintiff

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RNL INVESTMENTS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

JACK R. BERLAU, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 3:19-cv-00277-WHO 

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND 

RECOMMENDATION AND 

REMANDING CASE

Re: Dkt. No. 4

On May 30, 2018, Plaintiff RNL Investments, Inc. filed this unlawful detainer action 

against Defendants Jack and Meredith Berlau in Contra Costa Superior Court. Complaint [Dkt. 

No. 1] ECF page 8. On January 16, 2019, Defendants removed it to this Court. Notice of 

Removal [Dkt. No. 1]. On January 24, 2019, United States Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte

issued a report and recommendation that this case be remanded to state court for lack of subject 

matter jurisdiction. Report and Recommendation [Dkt. No. 4]. Judge Laporte concluded that 

there is no federal question jurisdiction because the complaint asserts only a state law claim and no 

diversity jurisdiction because neither the diversity of citizenship nor the amount in controversy

requirements is met. Id. at 2–3. 

Objections to the report and recommendation were due within 14 days; as of the date of 

this Order, no objections have been filed. I find Judge Laporte’s report thorough, well-reasoned, 

and correct; I adopt it in every respect. Accordingly, this case is REMANDED to state court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 15, 2019 

William H. Orrick

United States District Judge

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