Eleshea Watkins v. Farmers New World Life Insurance Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Case 2:22-cv-00481-FMO-MAR Document Filed 02/22/ Page 1 of Page ID #:
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No. CV 22-0481 FMO (MARx) Date February 22, 2022 Title Eleshea Watkins v. Farmers New World Life Insurance Company
Present: The Honorable Fernando M. Olguin, United States District Judge Gabriela Garcia None Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Tape No. Attorney Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney Present for Defendant(s): None Present None Present Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order to Show Cause Re: Subject Matter Jurisdiction On January 21, 2022, plaintiff Eleshea Watkins (“plaintiff”) filed a complaint against defendant Farmers New World Life Insurance Company (“defendant”) asserting state law claims on behalf of a putative class of “[a]ll past, present, and future owners or beneficiaries of Defendant’s life insurance policies in force on or after January 1, 2013 and governed by [California Insurance Code] Sections 10113.71 and/or 10113.72[.]” (Dkt. 1, Complaint at ¶ 36). Jurisdiction in this case is asserted on the basis of…