Monique Walters v. FCA US LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No.: 2:20-cv-00644-AB-JC Date: April 2, 2020
Title: Monique Walters v. FCA US LLC, et al.
Present: The Honorable ANDRE BIROTTE JR., United States District Judge Carla Badirian N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter
Attorney(s) Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) Present for Defendant(s): None Appearing None Appearing
Proceedings: [In Chambers] ORDER DENYING MOTION TO REMAND [Dkt. No. 12]. Before the Court is Plaintiff Monique Walters’s (“Plaintiff”) motion to remand this case back to the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. (Dkt. No. 12.) Defendant FCA US LLC (“Defendant”) opposes this motion. (Dkt. No. 14.) The Court finds this matter suitable for decision without oral argument and VACATES the April 3, 2020 hearing on Plaintiff's motion. For the reasons stated below the Court DENIES Plaintiff's motion to remand. Diversity jurisdiction is present where “the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000, exclusive of…