Colleen Dombi v. Lowes Home Centers, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

9 10 COLLEEN DOMBI, ) Case No. CV 20-1993 FMO (MRWx) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ORDER REMANDING ACTION ) VESTAR COMPANY, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) ) 16 On November 21, 2018, plaintiff filed a Complaint in the Los Angeles County Superior Court against Vestar Company (“Vestar”). (See Dkt. 1, Notice of Removal (“NOR”) at ¶ 3). On June 19, 2019, plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint naming Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC (“Lowe’s”) as a defendant, and on December 4, 2019, plaintiff filed an Amendment to the Complaint adding Barings, LLC (“Barings”) as a defendant. (See id. at ¶¶ 4, 8). On February 28, 2020, Lowe’s removed the action on diversity jurisdiction grounds pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. (See id. at ¶ 1). “Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. They possess only that power authorized by Constitution and statute[.]” …