Garcia
Robert Garcia v. FCA US LLC
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ROBERT GARCIA, Case No. 1:24-cv-01116 JLT SKO
12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO REMAND
13 (Doc. 12) v. 14
FCA US LLC,
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16 Defendant. 17 In this action brought under California’s Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (“Song- 18 Beverly Act”), Cal. Civ. Code § 1793.2, Plaintiff moves to remand arguing that the amount in 19 controversy (“AIC”) does not meet the jurisdictional minimum for diversity jurisdiction in federal 20 court. (Doc. 12-1 at 10–22.) For the reasons set forth below, the motion is GRANTED. 21 I. BACKGROUND 22 In May 2015, Plaintiff purchased a new 2015 Chrysler Town Country Vehicle from the 23 Defendant to use “primarily for family or household purposes.” (Doc. 1-3 at 7, ¶ 7; id. at 8, ¶ 9; 24 id. at 68.) Plaintiff executed a Retail Installment Sale Contract (“RISC”) to finance the purchase. 25 (Doc. 1-3 at 68–73.) The vehicle cost the Plaintiff $37,258. (Id. at 69.) Of…