Maria Aguirre v. Amazon Services LLC
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No. 2:24-cv-00218-JLS-JPR Date: January 18, 2024 Title: Maria Aguirre v. Amazon Services LLC, et al. Present: Honorable JOSEPHINE L. STATON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Gabby Garcia N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter
ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFF: ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANT:
Not Present Not Present
PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS
CASE SHOULD NOT BE REMANDED TO STATE COURT
Plaintiff Maria Aguirre filed this action on December 7, 2023, asserting claims for negligence, strict liability, and breach of warranty. (Notice of Removal (“NOR”) ¶¶ 1, 13, Doc. 1.) Defendants Sunbeam Products, Inc. and Amazon Services, LLC removed to federal court on January 9, 2023, invoking the Court’s diversity jurisdiction. (Id. ¶ 12.) “Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction.” Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). As the party invoking federal jurisdiction, Plaintiff has the burden of establishing that this case lies within the Court’s limited jurisdiction. …