Liliana Vallejo v. General Motors LLC

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs allege that they purchased a vehicle from Defendants General Motors, LLC (“GM”) and Santa Paula Chevrolet in June 2018 which turned out to be defective. First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) [Doc. # 9]. Plaintiffs filed the instant action in state court against Defendants in November 2019 to recover for the harm caused by those defects. Complaint [Doc. # 1-2]. Plaintiffs initially alleged the following causes of action against GM for: (1) violations of the federal Magnuson-Moss Act; (2) violations of California Civil Code section 1793.2(A)(3), (B), and (D); (3) breach of express warranty; and (4) breach of the implied warranty or merchantability. Id. GM removed this action to this Court on December 16, 2019. Notice of Removal [Doc. # 1].

Shortly thereafter, Plaintiffs amended their Complaint to exclude the Magnuson-Moss Act claim and include Santa Paula Chevrolet as a Defendant. See FAC. Plaintiffs then filed the instant MTR on January 21, 2020. [Doc. # 13.]

II.

DISCUSSION

GM contends that the Court has both federal question and diversity jurisdiction over this action. Notice of Removal at 3-5. Plaintiff argues that the…