Juan P. Martinez-Resendiz, et. al. v. Ford Motor Company, et. al.
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No. CV-25-06022-AGR Date: October 8, 2025 Title Juan P. Martinez-Resendiz, et. al. v. Ford Motor Company, et. al.
Present: The Honorable: Alicia G. Rosenberg, United States Magistrate Judge
K. Lozada n/a Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder
Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: n/a n/a
Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY DEFENDANT THE
FORD STORE MORGAN HILL, INC. SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED WITHOUT
PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE TO SERVE PROCESS
On July 2, 2025, this matter was removed to federal court by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (Dkt. No. 1.) The complaint was filed in the Superior Court for California, Los Angeles County and names The Ford Store Morgan Hill, Inc. as an additional defendant. (Compl. Dkt. No. 1-1 at 3.)
The record does not contain proof of service of the complaint and summons on The Ford Store Morgan Hill, Inc. (“Ford Store”) in the state court action. Nor has Plaintiff requested issuance of a summons for Ford Store in this case.
“[O]nce a case is removed to federal court, a plaintiff…