Sanjuanita Rodriguez v. Ford Motor Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Case 5:22-cv-01056-SSS-MAA Document Filed 09/30/ Page 1 of Page ID #:544
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 SANJUANITA RODRIGUEZ, Case No. 5:22-cv-01056-SSS-MAAx
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
14 v. MOTION TO REMAND [Dkt. 9] 15 FORD MOTOR COMPANY et al.,
17 Defendants. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Case 5:22-cv-01056-SSS-MAA Document Filed 09/30/ Page 2 of Page ID #:545
Before the Court is Plaintiff Sanjuanita Rodriguez’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion to Remand (“Motion”). [Dkt. 9]. Plaintiff originally filed this action in San Bernadino County Superior Court on August 31, 2021. On June 27, 2022, Defendant Ford Motor Company (“Defendant” or “FMC”) filed a Notice of Removal in this Court. It asserts that federal jurisdiction over this matter is proper under 28 U.S.C. §1332 (a)(1), which provides that “the district courts shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000, exclusive of interest…