Robert A. Torres v. Warren Buffett

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff alleges that he was involved in an auto accident with Andres Trejo — a client of Defendant. (Complaint (Docket No. 1-2) at 3). Plaintiff suffered severe injuries from the accident. (Id.). GEICO offered “Trejo’s policy limit to settle its financial obligations” to Plaintiff. (Id.). The limit was $20,000 but Plaintiff had about $500,000 in medical costs from the accident. (Id.). Plaintiff asserts five claims for relief: (1) abuse of process and circumventing law; (2) right to be secure from unreasonable seizures; (3) objection to abrogation of common sense; (4) existence of exploitative vehicle accident syndicate; (5) discrimination of patriotic motorcyclists.

II. MOTION TO REMAND

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1), a federal district court has jurisdiction over “all civil actions where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000, exclusive of interest and costs,” and the dispute is between citizens of different states. The Supreme Court has interpreted § 1332 to require “complete diversity of citizenship,” meaning each plaintiff must be diverse from each defendant. Caterpillar Inc. v. Lewis, 519 U.S. 61, 67–68 (1996).…