Nahid Lahiji v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
On April 8, 2024, Plaintiff commenced this action in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Notice of Removal (“NOR”) § 1, Dkt. 1. On August 30, 2024, LMIC filed a notice of removal to that April 2024 complaint. Decl. of Nicole Houman (“Houman Decl.”’) § 6, Dkt. 13-1. On September 18, 2024, the parties filed a stipulation that the notice of removal was not timely filed, so the case was remanded to Los Angeles County Superior Court. Jd. § 7.
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On October 7, 2024, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint. Mot. at 5. LIC was not served with the First Amended Complaint but received a copy from Plaintiff’s counsel via email on October 16, 2024. NOR ¶ 21.
On November 15, 2024, LIC filed the operative Notice of Removal. See NOR ¶ 21. On December 13, 2024, Plaintiff filed the instant Motion. See Mot.
II. LEGAL STANDARD
Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, with subject-matter jurisdiction only over matters authorized by the Constitution and Congress. See U.S. Const. art. III, § 2, cl. 1; Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994).…