Lucila Martinez Langarica v. Ford Motor Company
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES — GENERAL
Case No. 2:25-cv-08630-MCS-PVC Date September 29, 2025 Title Martinez Langarica v. Ford Motor Co.
Present: The Honorable Mark C. Scarsi, United States District Judge
Stephen Montes Kerr —_———NotReported Deputy Clerk Court Reporter
Attorney(s) Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) Present for Defendant(s): None Present None Present
Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: SUBJECT-MATTER
JURISDICTION
The complaint in this case alleges a violation of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act. Defendant removed the action from state court, invoking diversity jurisdiction. The Court questions its jurisdiction over the action. See Gonzalez v. Thaler, 565 U.S. 134, 141 (2012) (obliging courts to examine subject-matter jurisdiction issues sua sponte). Federal courts are of limited jurisdiction, having subject-matter jurisdiction only over matters authorized by the Constitution and Congress. Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). A defendant may…