Emilio Antonio v. General Motors LLC

I. INTRODUCTION

On July 24, 2023, Emilio Antonio and Zayra Santiago (collectively, “Plaintiffs’’) filed suit against General Motors LLC (“Defendant”) in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Plaintiffs’ allegations arise from their agreement (“Agreement”) to lease a vehicle manufactured by Defendant. Plaintiffs assert several state law claims, including violations of California’s Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (“SBA”) Cal Civ. Code §§ 1790, et seq. On August 23, 2023, Defendant removed the action to this Court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction. Presently before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion to remand the action to state court. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the Motion. Il. DISCUSSION Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332, district courts shall have original jurisdiction over any civil action in which the parties are citizens of different states and the action involves an amount in controversy that exceeds $75,000. After a plaintiff files a case in state court, a defendant removing the case to federal court bears the burden of proving that the requirements for diversity jurisdiction have been met by a preponderance of the evidence. Lowdermilk v. U.S. Bank Nat’!…