Kenneth E. Bowie v. Syncreon Tech (USA) LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JS-

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 2:24-cv-04891-JLS-BFM Date: August 12, 2024 Title: Kenneth E. Bowie v. Syncreon Tech (USA) LLC

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 REMANDING TO STATE COURT

The Court ordered Defendant to show cause why this action should not be remanded to state court for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. (OSC, Doc. 10.) Defendant responded to the order to show cause. (Def.’s Resp., Doc. 12.) Having reviewed the response, the Court concludes that Defendant has not met its burden as the removing party to establish that the amount in controversy exceeds CAFA’s $5,000,000 threshold. Therefore, this action is REMANDED to Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. 24STCV10583.

CAFA requires, among other things, that the amount in controversy “exceed[] the sum…