Mark Coopersmith v. Garfield Beach CVS, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. CV 20-509 PA (JPRx) Date January 22, 2020 Title Mark Coopersmith v. Garfield Beach CVS

Present: The Honorable PERCY ANDERSON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE T. Jackson 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 by defendant Garfield Beach CVS, LLC (“Defendant”). Defendant asserts that this Court has jurisdiction over the action brought against it by plaintiff Mark Coopersmith (‘Plaintiff’) based on the Court’s diversity jurisdiction. See 28 § 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, 1148S. Ct. 1673, 1675, 128 L. Ed. 2d 391 (1994). A suit filed in state…