Jordan
Jordan v. FCA US LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 KIMBERLY JORDAN, CASE NO. 1:19-cv-01527-AWI-SAB
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION TO REMAND
FCA US, LLC; and DOES 1 through 20, (Doc. No. 8)
Defendant.
9 1. Introduction This lemon law lawsuit is about a consumer, Plaintiff Kimberly Jordan (“Plaintiff”), who allegedly purchased a defective car that was manufactured by Defendant FCA US, LLC (“Defendant”). Plaintiff initially filed this lawsuit in California state court, and then Defendant removed the lawsuit to this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332(a) and 1441, asserting that this Court has diversity jurisdiction because Plaintiff and Defendant are citizens of different states and the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000. Plaintiff then moved this Court to remand the lawsuit back to California state court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447, arguing that this Court lacks diversity jurisdiction because the amount in controversy does not exceed $75,000. …