Valley Forge Insurance Company v. Wesco Insurance Company

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 5:23-cv-00521-JLS-SHK Date: April 07, 2023 Title: Valley Forge Insurance Company v. Wesco Insurance Company Present: Honorable JOSEPHINE L. STATON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

V.R. Vallery N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFF: ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANT:

Not Present Not Present

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

CASE SHOULD NOT BE REMANDED FOR LACK OF

SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION

Plaintiff Valley Forge Insurance Company filed this action in Riverside County Superior Court on February 15, 2023, asserting claims for declaratory judgment, equitable contribution, and equitable subrogation. (See Compl., Doc 1-1.) Defendant Wesco Insurance Company (“Wesco”) removed to this Court on March 24, 2023, asserting diversity jurisdiction. (Notice of Removal (“NOR”), Doc. 1.) “Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction.” Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). As the party invoking federal jurisdiction, Wesco has the burden of…