Roy Wiles v. Ford Motor Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES — GENERAL
Case No. 5:23-cv-00485-SPG Date November 17, 2023 Title Roy Wiles, et al., v. Ford Motor Co., et al.
ee 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: (INCHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION
The Complaint in this case alleges violations of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act. Defendant removed the action from state court, invoking diversity jurisdiction. (ECF No. 1). 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.,…