Mary Powell v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES — GENERAL

Case No. 2:25-cv-11372-AH-(AJRx) Date January 12, 2026 Title Mary Powell v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC et al

Present: The Honorable Anne Hwang, United States District Judge

Yolanda Skipper Not Reported Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

Attorney(s) Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) Present for Defendant(s): None Present None Present

Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER REMANDING CASE [JS-6] On December 8, 2025, the Court issued an order to show cause why this action should not be remanded for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Dkt. No. 10. On December 23, 2025, Defendant Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (“Defendant”) filed a Response. Resp., Dkt. No. 14.! Plaintiff Mary Powell (“Plaintiff”) did not file a response.

Defendant also filed a Request for Judicial Notice in support of its response, seeking judicial notice of eight court documents from other cases. Dkt. No. 15. A court may take judicial notice of an adjudicative fact “not subject to reasonable dispute” because it can be…