Mahaffey Law Group, PC v. Steven E. Paganetti
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES — GENERAL
Case No. SACV 19-01920 AG (JCx) Date October 9, 2019 Title MAHAFFEY LAW GROUP, P.C. v. STEVEN E PAGANETTI, ET AL.
Present: The Honorable ANDREW J. GUILFORD Melissa Kunig Not Present Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Tape No. Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: [IN CHAMBERS] ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE REGARDING SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION
Plaintiff filed this state law case in state court, asserting claims for fraud, breach of contract, and conversion, among other things. (See generally Dkt. No. 1 at 6-65, CM/ECF pagination.) Defendant Steven E. Paganetti (“Mr. Paganetti”) removed to this Court, asserting diversity jurisdiction. (Dkt. No. 1 at 1-4.) “Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction,” and they possess “only that power authorized by Constitution and statute.” Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America, 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). Defendants sought to invoke that limited jurisdiction when they filed their notice of removal in this Court. See zd. (“It is to be…