HOUDA ALKALLA v. GENERAL MOTORS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and DOES 1- 10, inclusive

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No. 2:25-cv-07795-HDV-MAR 11 HOUDA ALKALLA, an individual,

12 Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

13 v. MOTION TO REMAND AND FOR

ATTORNEY’S FEES [15]

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15 GENERAL MOTORS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and DOES 1- 10, 16 inclusive, 17 Defendants. 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 I. INTRODUCTION 2 This lemon law action arises out of Plaintiff Houda Alkalla’s purchase of a 2021 Chevrolet 3 Trailblazer. Plaintiff alleges that the vehicle experienced an “electrical defect” during the warranty 4 period. 5 Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand (“Motion”) [Dkt. 15], which asserts that the 6 removal of this case on August 20, 2025 was untimely. For the reasons discussed thoroughly in 7 Chavarin v. General Motors LLC, No. 2:25-cv-06852-HDV-MBK (C.D. Cal. Oct. 29, 2025) [Dkt. 8 28] (“Chavarin Order”), the Court concludes that the complaint did not provide sufficient grounds 9 for triggering the 30-day removal clock under 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b).…