Hunter Nation v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 2:23-cv-07413-JLS-E Date: September 15, 2023 Title: Hunter Nation v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

Present: Honorable JOSEPHINE L. STATON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Gabby Garcia N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendant:

Not Present Not Present

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

CASE SHOULD NOT BE REMANDED TO LOS ANGELES

COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

Plaintiff Hunter Nation filed this action pro se in Los Angeles County Superior Court. (Compl., Doc. 1-1, Ex. A.) Defendant Samsung Electronics America, Inc. removed this action under 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a), asserting that this Court has diversity jurisdiction. (Notice of Removal, Doc. 1.)

Where a defendant removes on the basis of diversity jurisdiction, “the sum demanded in good faith in the initial pleading [i.e., the plaintiff’s state-court complaint] shall be deemed to be the amount in controversy.” 28 U.S.C. § 1446(c)(2);…