Aurora Raya v. FCA US LLC

I. INTRODUCTION

21 22 In January 2020, Plaintiff Aurora Raya filed this breach of warranty action in Los 23 Angeles County Superior Court against Defendants FCA US, LLC (“FCA”) and I-10 24 Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram (“I-10 Chrysler”). (Dkt. 1-3 [Complaint, hereinafter 25 “Compl.”].) FCA removed to this Court. (Dkt. 1 [Notice of Removal, hereinafter 26 “NOR”].) Before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to remand. (Dkt. 7; Dkt. 7-1 27 [hereinafter “Mot.”].) For the following reasons, that motion is GRANTED. II. BACKGROUND 2 The complaint alleges the following facts. FCA manufactures and distributes motor vehicles. (Compl. ¶ 4.) I-10 Chrysler sells motor vehicles in Riverside County, California. (Id. ¶ 5.) Although not alleged in the complaint, Plaintiff now asserts that I- 10 Chrysler is an authorized dealership for FCA. (Compare Mot. at 3 with Compl. ¶ 5.) In May 2018, Plaintiff leased a 2019 Jeep Cherokee (the “vehicle”) manufactured and distributed by FCA. (Compl. ¶ 8.) In the complaint, Plaintiff does not specify whether she leased the vehicle from I-10 Chrysler, but alleges that she leased it “from a person or 10 entity engaged in the…