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Parties Involved:
Sharon Dalton
Defendant
Rockwood Ventures LLC
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ROCKWOOD VENTURES LLC, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SHARON DALTON and DOES 1-50, 

Defendants. 

No. 2:19-cv-02482-KJM-EFB 

ORDER 

 On December 12, 2019, defendant Sharon Dalton, proceeding pro se, removed this 

unlawful detainer action from San Joaquin County Superior Court. ECF No. 1. On December 

16, 2019, plaintiff Rockwood Ventures LLC filed an ex parte Motion to Remand. ECF No. 3. 

 A defendant must file a notice of removal within 30 days after the defendant 

receives a copy of the state court complaint or is served, whichever occurs first. 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1446(b)(1). The burden of demonstrating compliance with this procedural requirement is on the 

removing defendant. Riggs v. Plaid Pantries, Inc., 233 F. Supp. 2d 1260, 1264 (D. Ore. 2001). 

Defendant does not address the timeliness of her removal in the Notice of Removal, ECF No. 1, 

nor does she offer evidence showing when she was first served with plaintiff’s complaint, id. 

However, as part of its motion to remand, plaintiff has attached a state-court proof of service that 

indicates defendant was personally served with the complaint on October 1, 2019. Declaration of 

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Edward T. Weber, Ex. C, ECF No. 3-3. Thus, it appears the December 12, 2019 removal is 

untimely. 

 Accordingly, the court remands the case to San Joaquin County Superior Court for 

further proceedings. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED 

DATED: January 3, 2020. 

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