Barboza
Barboza v. FCA US LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
EDUARDO BARBOZA, et al., No. 2:23-cv-02314-DJC-JDP
Plaintiffs, v. ORDER
FCA US, LLC,
14 Defendant. 15
Plaintiffs Eduardo Barboza and Joanna Castellano have filed the present action
against Defendant FCA US, LLC based on allegations that Defendant knowingly sold
Plaintiffs a vehicle with a transmission that contained one or more defects. After this
suit was originally filed in the San Joaquin County Superior Court, Defendant removed
it to this court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction. Plaintiffs now seek to have the
action remanded to the state court and Defendant asks that the Court dismiss Plaintiffs’ Complaint for failure to state a claim. For the reasons stated below, Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand (Mot. (ECF No. 18)) is granted and Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 6) is denied as moot. I. Background Plaintiffs allegedly entered into a warranty contract with Defendant for a 2016 28 …