AVEN Apartments, LLC v. Tara Harris

Summary

The United States District Court for the Central District of California issued an order to show cause regarding subject matter jurisdiction in an unlawful detainer action removed from Los Angeles County Superior Court. The court noted that unlawful detainer claims arise under state law and ordered the defendant to explain why the case should not be remanded.

Holdings

1. An unlawful detainer action asserting only a state-law claim does not establish federal-question subject matter jurisdiction in federal court.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the federal district court had subject matter jurisdiction over a removed action asserting only an unlawful detainer claim.
2. Whether the action should be remanded to Los Angeles County Superior Court for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Disposition

other