Raya Torossian v. 1-800-Pack-Rat, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
JS-6 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAYA TOROSSIAN, Case No. 2:23-cv-01453-FLA (AFMx)
Plaintiff,
ORDER REMANDING ACTION
v. 14 1-800-PACK-RAT, LLC, et al., 15 Defendants.
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RULING Defendant removed this action based on alleged diversity jurisdiction. See Dkt. 1. The court ordered the parties to show cause why this action should not be remanded for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Dkt. 24. The court received and reviewed both parties’ Response to its Order to Show Cause. Dkts. 25 (“Pl. Br.”), 26 (“Defs. Br.”). Federal courts are courts of “limited jurisdiction,” possessing “only that power authorized by the Constitution and statute[.]” Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994); U.S. Const. art. III, § 2, cl. 1. District courts are presumed to lack jurisdiction unless the contrary appears affirmatively from the record. …