Samantha Cruz v. AI California LLC et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 2:25-cv-10949-JLS-MBK Date: December 05, 2025 Title: Samantha Cruz v. AI California LLC et al

Present: Honorable JOSEPHINE L. STATON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Kelly Davis N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFF: ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANT:

Not Present Not Present

PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

THIS ACTION SHOULD NOT BE REMANDED TO

STATE COURT

On July 17, 2025, Plaintiff filed the instant action in California Superior Court. (See Ex. 1 to Browning Decl., Compl., Doc. 4.) On November 14, 2025, Defendant removed the case to this Court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction, asserting that the parties are diverse and that the allegations in the Complaint place the amount in controversy in excess of $75,000. (NOR ¶ 8, Doc. 1.)

Defendant’s assertions of citizenship, however, are insufficient to establish diversity jurisdiction. Defendant states…