Don Patrick v. HP Communications, Inc.

Case 5:23-cv-00317-CJC-SP Document Filed 03/02/ Page 1 of Page ID #:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. EDCV 23-00317-CJC (SPx) Date: March 2, 2023

Title: DON PATRICK V. HP COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ET AL.

PRESENT:

HONORABLE CORMAC J. CARNEY, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Rolls Royce Paschal N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFF: ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANT:

None Present None Present

PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS

ACTION SHOULD NOT BE REMANDED FOR LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER

JURISDICTION

Sunbelt Rentals, Inc., removed this action from the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, on February 24, 2023, asserting diversity jurisdiction. (See Dkt. 1 [Notice of Removal, hereinafter “Notice”].) The original complaint involves negligence claims by Don Patrick, individually and as parent and next friend of B.P., a minor, against HP Communications, Inc., and Rudy Gamboa. (See Dkt. 1-3 Ex. 1A.) HP Communications, Inc., later filed a “cross-complaint” against…