Suzanna Valdivia v. Ford Motor Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. Background
Plaintiff sued Defendants Ford Motor Company and Does One Through Ten (“Defendants”) for alleged violations of California’s Song-Beverly Act connected to her purchase of a Ford vehicle. See generally Complaint (“Compl.”) (Dkt. 1-2).
Plaintiff originally filed suit in the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, on November 8, 2024. See Notice of Removal (“Notice” or “Not.”) (Dkt. 1), at 2. On December 19, 2024, Defendant Ford Motor Company removed the action to this Court, asserting diversity jurisdiction. Id.
II. Legal Standard
“If at any time before final judgment it appears that the district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the case shall be remanded.” 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c). Removal of a case from state court to federal court is governed by 28 U.S.C. § 1441, which provides in relevant part that “any civil action brought in a State court of which the district courts of
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the United States have original jurisdiction, may be removed . . . to the district court of the United States for the district and division embracing the place where such…