Rashel Damavandi v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. 2:19-cv-10220-RGK-JPR Date December 19, 2019 Title Rashel Damavandi v. Mercedes-Benz USA LLC Present: The R. GARY KLAUSNER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Honorable Sharon Williams (not present) Not Reported N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter Tape No. Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None None Proceedings: IN CHAMBERS — COURT ORDER Before the Court is a Notice of Removal filed on December 2, 2019, by Defendant Mercedes- Benz USA, LLC (“Defendant”). Defendant asserts that this Court has subject matter jurisdiction on the basis of the Court’s diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332 and the Court’s federal question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331. Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, having subject matter jurisdiction only over matters authorized by the Constitution and Congress. See, e.g., Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co., 511 U.S. 375, 377, 114 S. Ct. 1673, 1675, 128 L. Ed. 2d 391 (1994). A suit filed in state court may be removed to federal court if the federal…