Sarkis Kadehjian v. ADT LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 2:24-cv-04159-JLS-E Date: June 11, 2024 Title: Sarkis Kadehjian et al. v. ADT LLC et al.

Present: Honorable JOSEPHINE L. STATON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Charles Rojas N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendant:

Not Present Not Present

PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS

CASE SHOULD NOT BE REMANDED TO STATE COURT

Plaintiff filed this action in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleging claims for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and negligence under California law. (See Compl., Doc. 1-1.) Defendant removed, asserting that this Court has diversity jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1446, 1441(b). (Notice of Removal, Doc. 1.)

Diversity jurisdiction requires, among other things, that the amount in controversy “exceed[] the sum or value of $75,000.” 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). “A defendant’s notice of removal to federal court must…