James Shaw v. Wright Medical Technology, Inc.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. CV 20-01644 PA (KSx) Date February 24, 2020 Title James Shaw, et al. v. Wright Medical Technology, Inc., et al.

Present: The Honorable PERCY ANDERSON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE T. Jackson Not Reported N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter Tape No. Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None None Proceedings: IN CHAMBERS - COURT ORDER Before the Court is a Notice of Removal filed by defendant Wright Medical Technology, Inc. (“Removing Defendant”). (Dkt. No. 1 (“Removal”).) For the reasons discussed below, the Court finds that Removing Defendant has not satisfied the requirements of diversity jurisdiction. “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 (1994). A suit filed in state court may be removed…