Estela J. Ramos v. Mannington Mills, Inc.
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Trial Court Opinion
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No. CV 20-3577 PA (PVCx) Date April 21, 2020 Title Estela J. Ramos v. Mannington Mills, 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 Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None None Proceedings: IN CHAMBERS - COURT ORDER Before the Court is a Notice of Removal filed by defendant Mannington Mills, Inc. (“Defendant”) on April 17, 2020. (Dkt. 1 (“Removal”).) Defendant asserts that this Court has federal question jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331 over this action brought by plaintiff Estela J. Ramos (“Plaintiff”). (Removal at 2.) Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, having subject matter jurisdiction only over matters authorized by the Constitution and Congress. See Kokkonen v, Guardian Life Ins. Co., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). A suit…