Michelle Reyes v. CEC Entertainment, Inc.

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. 2:19-cv-10845-RGK-AGR Date January 7, 2020 Title Michelle Reyes v. CEC Entertainment, Inc., et al. 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 23, 2019, by Defendant CEC Entertainment, Inc. (“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. 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 court would have had original jurisdiction over the suit. 28…