James G. Smith, et al. v. State Farm General Insurance Company, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JAMES G. SMITH, et al., Case No. 25-cv-08005-WHO
Plaintiffs,
ORDER REMANDING CASE
v. 9 Re: Dkt. Nos. 21, 22 STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., 11 Defendants.
12 During the parties’ December 16, 2025 Case Management Conference, counsel for defendants raised a jurisdictional problem with this case. This matter was originally removed from state court to federal court based on diversity jurisdiction, as defendant State Farm General Insurance Company (“State Farm”) is domiciled in Illinois, whereas plaintiffs James Smith, Erin Smith, and the Jefferson Street HOA (the “plaintiffs”) are all California residents. However, counsel recently discovered that co-defendant Farmers Insurance Company (“Farmers”) is also domiciled in California. See Phillips v. Boulet, No. 24-65, 2025 WL 1751998, at *1 (E.D. La. June 25, 2025) (indicating that Farmers is “domiciled . . . [in] California, and a citizen of the State of California with its principal place of business in the State of…