Manuel Anthony Maestas v. Toyota Motor Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No. 8:25-cv-00478-JVS-E Date May 21, 2025 Title Manuel Anthony Maestas v. Toyota Motor Corporation et al
Present: The Honorable James V. Selna, U.S. District Court Judge Elsa Vargas Not Present Deputy Clerk Court Reporter Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: Not Present Not Present Proceedings: [IN CHAMBERS] Order Regarding Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand [21] Plaintiff Manuel Anthony Maestas (““Maestas’’) filed a motion to remand. (Mot., Dkt. No. 21.) Defendant TRQSS, Inc. (“TRQSS”) filed a notice of stay and request to remove hearing on the motion to remand. (Notice, Dkt. No. 23.) Maestas filed a notice of TRQSS’s non-opposition to the motion. (Reply, Dkt. No. 24.) For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the motion.
I, BACKGROUND
Maestas first filed this case in state court in Santa Fe, New Mexico on April 21, 2021, against various Toyota defendants and the New Mexico Department of…