Judith Mendoza v. Costco Wholesale Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JUDITH MENDOZA, Case No. 8:24-cv-00845-JWH-AJR

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. REGARDING SUBJECT MATTER

JURISDICTION

COSTCO WHOLESALE

CORPORATION,

JIMMY JOHNSON, and DOES 1-50, inclusive, 16 Defendants. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Judith Mendoza, a California citizen, originally filed this action in Orange County Superior Court. Mendoza asserts that Defendant Jimmy Johnson is an employee/agent of Defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation and a citizen of California. Costco, a corporate citizen of Washington, removed the action to this Court, asserting diversity jurisdiction. Costco argues that Johnson is a fictitious defendant, so his presence as a party-defendant does not defeat diversity jurisdiction.3 As an initial matter in every case, the Court must ensure that it possesses subject matter jurisdiction. District courts “have original jurisdiction of all civil actions where the…