Jessica Marie Shaver v. Libbey Glass LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No. 2:22-cv-07092-SPG Date October 18, 2023
Title Jessica Marie Shaver v. Libbey Glass LLC, et al.
Present: The Honorable SHERILYN PEACE GARNETT
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
P. Gomez Not Reported Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder
Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendants:
Not Present Not Present
Proceeding: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION
The Complaint in this case seeks damages for injuries resulting from a broken glass, allegedly manufactured by Defendant. (ECF No. 6-1). Defendant removed the action from state court, invoking diversity jurisdiction. (ECF No. 6). The Court questions its jurisdiction over the action. See Gonzalez v. Thaler, 565 U.S. 134, 141 (2012) (obliging courts to examine subject-matter jurisdiction issues sua sponte). Federal courts are of limited jurisdiction, having subject-matter jurisdiction only over matters authorized by the Constitution and Congress. Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). A defendant may remove a civil action in state…