Alfred Barela v. Ford Motor Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALFRED BARELA, et al., Case No. 2:23-cv-02425-FLA (MAAx)

Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION TO REMAND [DKT. 11]

AND SETTING ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE WHY ACTION SHOULD

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, et al., NOT BE REMANDED FOR LACK Defendants. OF SUBJECT MATTER

JURISDICTION

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RULING Before the court is Plaintiffs Alfred Barela and Maria Barela’s (“Plaintiffs”) Motion to Remand (the “Motion”). Dkt. 11 (“Mot.”). Defendant Ford Motor Company (“Defendant”) opposes the Motion. Dkt. 12 (“Opp’n”). On May 23, 2023, the court found this matter appropriate for resolution without oral argument and vacated the hearing set for May 26, 2023. Dkt. 14; see Fed. R. Civ. P. 78(b); Local Rule 7-15. For the reasons stated herein, the court DENIES the Motion and ORDERS the parties to SHOW CAUSE why this action should not be remanded for lack…