Arlene Kim v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 2:25-cv-01943-JLS-AJR Date: March 17, 2025 Title: Arlene Kim 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, asserting claims against Defendant for (1) breach of implied warranty, (2) breach of express warranty, and (3) violation of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act. (Compl., Doc. 1-2 ¶¶ 11–38.) Defendant removed this action on March 5, 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.…