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Parties Involved:
Fred Carrick
Plaintiff
Tom Pritchard
Defendant
U.S. Bank
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRED CARRICK,

NO. CIV. S-05-1947 LKK/GGH

Plaintiff,

v. O R D E R

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

a California corporation; and

TOM PRITCHARD, an individual,

Defendants.

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This matter is before the court on the petition of defendants,

U.S. Bank National Association and Tom Pritchard,(“defendants”) for

removal predicated upon the court’s diversity jurisdiction. See

28 U.S.C. § 1332. This court has an independent duty to ascertain

its jurisdiction and may remand sua sponte for lack of subject

matter jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c). Having invoked the

removal statute, defendants bear the burden of establishing this

court’s jurisdiction. See Emrich v. Touche Ross & Co., 846 F.2d

1190, 1195 (9th Cir. 1988). As explain below, defendants have

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failed to meet this burden. 

Diversity jurisdiction requires complete diversity of

citizenship among the parties, as well as a minimum amount in

controversy of over $75,000. See id. The citizenship of defendant

Tom Pritchard precludes removal. A case brought in state court may

be removed to federal court under diversity jurisdiction only if

none of the parties in interest properly joined and served are

citizens of the state in which the action is brought. See 28

U.S.C. § 1441(b). Since defendant Tom Pritchard is a citizen of

California, this court lacks subject matter jurisdiction and must

remand the case. See 28 U.S.C. § 1447 (c).

 For the forgoing reason, the court hereby ORDERS the above

captioned case REMANDED to the Superior Court of the State

of California for the County of Sacramento.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: October 18, 2005

/s/Lawrence K. Karlton 

LAWRENCE K. KARLTON

SENIOR JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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