Grecia Velasco v. Samsung Electronics America Inc.
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES — GENERAL
Case No. 2:23-cv-10857-MCS-AJR Date March 13, 2024 Title Velasco v. Samsung Elecs. Am., Inc. et al.
Present: The Honorable Mark C. Scarsi, United States District Judge
Stephen Montes Kerr —__——NotReported Deputy Clerk Court Reporter
Attorney(s) Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) Present for Defendant(s): None Present None Present
Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER RE: STIPULATION TO REMAND (ECF No. 11) (JS-6)
The Court ordered Defendant to show cause why the case should not be remanded for lack of jurisdiction. (OSC, ECF No. 9.) In lieu of a response, the parties stipulated to remand this case to the state superior court from which it was removed. (Stip., ECF No. 11.) “[T]he parties cannot by stipulation or waiver grant or deny federal subject matter jurisdiction.” Janakes v. USPS, 768 F.2d 1091, 1095 (9th Cir. 1985). The stipulation itself offers no ground upon which the Court may remand the case, but a review of the records on removal demonstrates that the Court lacks…