Dorothy Janet Nilsson v. AB Car Rental Services Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. Background
This action concerns Plaintiff Dorothy Nilsson (“Plaintiff” or “Nilsson”)’s employment with Defendant AB Car Rental Services, Inc. d/b/a AVIS Budget Group (“Defendant” or “AVIS”). See Declaration of Christine Kohler (Kohler Decl.) Exh. A (Dkt. 3) at 3. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant wrongfully terminated her due to Plaintiff’s physical disability. Id. at 15.
Plaintiff originally filed suit in the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, on April 9, 2024. Id. at 35. On May 10, 2024, Defendant removed the action to this Court, asserting diversity jurisdiction. Notice of Removal (“Notice”) (Dkt. 1).
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No. 8:24-CV-01027-DOC-ADS Date: May 15, 2024
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II. Legal Standard
“If at any time before final judgment it appears that the district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the case shall be remanded.” 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c). Removal of a case from state court to federal court is governed by 28 U.S.C. § 1441, which provides in relevant part that “any civil action brought in a State court of which the district courts of the United States have original jurisdiction, may be removed . . . to the district court…