Jennifer Hernandez v. FCA US, LLC

I. BACKGROUND

On September 21, 2021, in the Superior Court of California for the County of Orange, Plaintiff Jennifer Hernandez filed a Complaint for Damages against Defendants FCA US, LLC. (See Compl., Ex. A to Smith Decl., Doc. 1-2, at ECF 10-21.) Hernandez is a citizen and resident of California. (Notice of Removal (“NOR”), Doc. 1, ¶ 29; Compl. ¶ 2.) FCA is a limited liability company whose sole member is FCA North America Holdings LLC, whose sole member is FCA Holdco B.V.—a public company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands with its principal place of business in the Netherlands. (NOR ¶ 31.) Additionally, recently, FCA US consummated a merger with

1 The Complaint was also filed against Hoblit Chrysler Jeep Dodge, but that defendant has been dismissed from this action. (Ex. B to Smith Decl., Doc. 1-2.) _____________________________________________________________________________

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Case 8:22-cv-00299-JLS-DFM Document Filed 08/10/ Page 2 of Page ID #:701

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