Joshua Puente v. TPX Transportation, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES -- GENERAL

Case No. CV 23-5704-JFW(JCx) Date: August 4, 2023 Title: Joshua Puente -v- TPX Transportation, LLC, et al.

PRESENT:

HONORABLE JOHN F. WALTER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Shannon Reilly None Present Courtroom Deputy Court Reporter

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFFS: ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANTS:

None None

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

SHOULD NOT BE REMANDED FOR LACK OF

SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION

On April 19, 2023, Plaintiff Joshua Puente (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against Defendants TPX Transportation LLC, dba Dynamic Transport (“TPX”) and Lloyd Leon Wetzel (“Wetzel”) (collectively, “Defendants”) in Los Angeles County Superior Court. On July 14, 2023, Defendants filed a Notice of Removal Under 28 U.S.C. § 1441 (“Notice of Removal”), alleging that this Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, having subject matter jurisdiction only over matters authorized by the Constitution…