Phillips
Phillips v. Ford Motor Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION
RUTH PHILLIPS,
Case No. 5:19-cv-01423-EJD Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S v. MOTION TO REMAND 12 FORD MOTOR COMPANY; HILLTOP Re: Dkt. No. 12 FORD KIA; and DOES 1-10, inclusive Defendants.
Plaintiff Ruth Phillips filed suit in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, against Defendants Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) and Defendant Michael C. Stead, Inc. d/b/a Hilltop Ford (“Hilltop”)1 for alleged violations of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (“Song-Beverly Act”), Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1790 et seq. Dkt. No. 1-1. These claims stem from alleged defects in a 2014 Ford Escape that Plaintiff purchased from Hilltop, a Ford dealership, in 2013. See Compl. ¶¶ 8; 10-11. Defendants removed this action to federal court based on diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332, 1441, and 1446. Notice at 1. For the reasons below, the …