Castillo
Castillo v. Trinity Services Group, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANDRE CASTILLO, individually, on No. 1:19-cv-01013-DAD-EPG behalf of all other similarly situated, 12 Plaintiffs, ORDER REQUIRING PARTIES TO SUBMIT v. ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE REGARDING AMOUNT IN CONTROVERSY
TRINITY SERVICES GROUP, INC.,
(Doc. No. 16) Defendant. 16 This matter is before the court on plaintiff’s motion to remand this class action to Kern County Superior Court, where it was initially filed on May 28, 2019. (Doc. No. 16.) On July 25, 2019, defendant timely removed this action to this court pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d). (Doc. No. 1.) On March 3, 2020, plaintiff filed the pending motion to remand this action to state court, contending that defendant has failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the amount in controversy exceeds $5 million as required by CAFA. (Doc. No. 16. at 3.) Consistent with the…