Selene Financial Services v. Kellam

• Court: District Court, District of Columbia
• Decided: April 13, 2016
• Docket: Misc. No. 2016-0749
• Status: Published

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

FILED

APR 1 3 2016

C|erk, U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts for the Dcstrict of Columbia

SELENE FINANCIAL SERVICES,

Plaintiff,

Case: 1:16-mc-00749 Assigned To : Unassigned Assign. Date : 4113/2016 Description: Miscellaneous

v. LORNA Y. KELLAM, el al.,

Defendants.

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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

lt appears that Lorna Y. Kellam and Troy O. Smith, who are or were parties to

proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, seek removal of the action to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Generally, a defendant in a civil action brought in a State court may remove the action to a federal district court if the action is one over which the federal district courts have original jurisdiction 28 U.S.C. § l44l(a). The action may be removed only "to the district court of the United States for the district and division embracing the place where such action is pending." Ia’. Even if

removal to a federal district court were proper, removal to the District of Columbia is not. lt is hereby ORDERED that the application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED; and it is FURTHER ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED.

SO ORDERED.

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