Supra National Express, Inc. v. Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SUPRA NATIONAL EXPRESS, INC., Case No. 2:24-cv-01593-SB-KS Plaintiff, v. ORDER REMANDING CASE FOR

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PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO., L.P. JURISDICTION

et al., Defendants. In this truck-leasing dispute, Plaintiff Supra National Express, Inc. filed this action in Los Angeles Superior Court against Defendants Penske Truck Leasing, Co., L.P., Christopher Wilson, and Junior Castro alleging claims for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, fraud, negligent interference with prospective economic benefit, and violations of California Business and Professions Code § 17200. Dkt. No. 1-2. Defendant Penske removed the case based on diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). Dkt. No. 1. Because Supra National is a California citizen and Castro and Wilson are also California citizens, this Court lacks jurisdiction over the case so long as Castro and Wilson are in it. Caterpillar Inc. v. Lewis, 519 U.S. 61, 68 (1996) (defining complete diversity under § 1332(a)). In its notice of removal, Penske argued that the Court should…