Burch

Burch v. Ford Motor Company

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaDecember 2, 20245:24-cv-04395California4,044 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JASON BURCH, Case No. 24-cv-04395-PCP

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. REMAND

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 14 Defendants.

12 In this lemon law lawsuit, plaintiff Burch brings a variety of state law claims against Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) and unnamed Does. After Burch filed suit in California state court, Ford removed his lawsuit to federal court. Burch then filed a first amended complaint naming California citizen Future Ford, Inc. (“Future”) as a defendant. Burch now moves to remand his lawsuit to California state court for lack of diversity. For the reasons set forth herein, Burch’s motion is granted. BACKGROUND In 2017, Burch bought an allegedly defective Ford vehicle. Dkt. No. 1-1 ¶ 5. After the vehicle allegedly failed to be repaired, Dkt. No. 1-2 ¶ 20, Burch filed this lawsuit in Santa Clara County Superior Court on June 12, 2024, asserting eight causes of action…

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