Cecilia Baumgarten v. Strivectin Operating Company, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL

Case No. CV 19-10610 DMG (SSx) Date January 8, 2020

Title Cecilia Baumgarten v. StriVectin Operating Co., et al. Page 1 of 2

Present: The Honorable DOLLY M. GEE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

KANE TIEN NOT REPORTED

Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

Attorneys Present for Plaintiff(s) Attorneys Present for Defendant(s) None Present None Present

Proceedings: IN CHAMBERS - ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

WHY THIS ACTION SHOULD NOT BE REMANDED TO STATE

COURT FOR LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION

On December 16, 2019, Defendants StriVectin Operating Company and StriVectin Holdings, LLC filed a notice of removal on the basis of diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). Not. of Removal at 2 [Doc. # 1]. The removal statute—28 U.S.C. § 1441(a)—is strictly construed against removal jurisdiction, and if there is any doubt as to the right of removal in the first instance, federal jurisdiction must be rejected. Geographic Expeditions, Inc. v. Estate of Lhotka ex rel. Lhotka, 599…