Marcia Powell v. USI Insurance Services, LLC

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United States District Court Central District of California

11 MARCIA POWELL, Case № 2:23-cv-04129-ODW (BFMx)

Plaintiff, ORDER REMANDING CASE v.

14 USI INSURANCE SERVICES, LLC et 15 al.,

Defendants.

17 I. INTRODUCTION On April 19, 2023, Plaintiff Marcia Powell filed this action in Los Angeles 20 County Superior Court. (Notice of Removal (“NOR”) ¶ 1, ECF No. 1.) On May 26, 21 2023, Defendant USI Insurance Services, LLC (“USI”) removed the case on the basis 22 that the Court has jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”), 23 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d). (Id. ¶¶ 5–7.) On July 21, 2023, the Court ordered USI to show cause why this action should 25 not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. (Order Show Cause, ECF 26 No. 9.) Specifically, the Court posed “a two-pronged inquiry into the facial and 27 factual sufficiency of Defendant’s demonstration of subject matter jurisdiction, which 28 the Court now calls on Defendant to make.” (Id.…