Hilda Cortez v. Nissan North America, Inc.

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United States District Court Central District of California

11 HILDA CORTEZ, Case № 2:24-cv-05909-ODW (PDx)

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

v. REMAND AND MOTION FOR

LEAVE TO AMEND [12]

14 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. et al.,

15 Defendants.

16 I. INTRODUCTION On November 9, 2023, Plaintiff Hilda Cortez initiated this action against 19 Defendant Nissan North America, Inc. (“Nissan”) for violations of the Song-Beverly 20 Consumer Warranty Act (“Song-Beverly Act”) in the Superior Court of California. 21 (Decl. Stephen H. Dye (“Dye Decl. NOR”) ISO Notice Removal (“NOR”) Ex. 1 22 (“Complaint” or “Compl.”), ECF Nos. 1 to 1-2.) On July 12, 2024, Nissan removed 23 this action to federal court based on diversity jurisdiction. (NOR ¶ 11.) Plaintiff now 24 moves to remand and for leave to amend her Complaint to add Gardena Nissan, Inc. 25 (“Gardena Nissan”) as a defendant. (Mot. Remand & Amend (“Motion” or “Mot.”), 26 ECF No. 12.) For the reasons below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s…