Texas, Office of the Attorney General v. Briseno (In re Briseno)

MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING THE STATE OF TEXAS’ EXPEDITED MOTION FOR REMAND

[Resolving ECF No. 4]

Eduardo V. Rodriguez, United States Bankruptcy Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

Pending before the Court is a single motion, the State of Texas’ Motion to Remand, which was filed on March 7, 2017. [ECF No. 2]; [ECF No. 4] (amending [ECF No. 2]) (the “Motion”). The Motion states that Adelina Briseno and Alejandra Melendez (collectively, the “Defendants”) improperly removed the state court proceeding in violation of 28 U.S.C. § 1452(a)’s prohibition against removal of civil actions by governmental units that are…