Leon Tutunik v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 2:25-cv-01235-JLS-ADS Date: February 24, 2025 Title: Leon Tutunik v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC et al

Present: Honorable JOSEPHINE L. STATON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Kelly Davis N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendant:

Not Present Not Present

PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS

CASE SHOULD NOT BE REMANDED TO STATE COURT

Plaintiff filed this lemon-law action in Los Angeles County Superior Court on December 27, 2024, alleging that Defendant violated the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act. (Compl., Doc. 1-2 ¶¶ 1–19.) Defendant removed this action on February 12, 2025, invoking this Court’s diversity jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332(a), 1441(a), 1446(b)(1); (NOR, Doc. 1.)

As the party invoking the removal jurisdiction of this Court, Defendant bears “the burden of establishing federal jurisdiction.” California ex. Rel. Lockyer v. Dynegy, Inc., 375 F.3d 831, 838 (9th Cir.…