Valley Farms, Inc. v. Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. CV 20-04061 PA (KSx) Date May 6, 2020 Title Valley Farms, Inc. v. Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC

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

Before the Court is a Notice of Removal filed by defendant Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC (“Defendant”). Defendant asserts that this Court has jurisdiction over the action brought against it by plaintiff Valley Farms, Inc. (‘Plaintiff’) based on the Court’s diversity jurisdiction. See 28 § 1332. Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, having subject matter jurisdiction only over matters authorized by the Constitution and Congress. See, e.g., Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co., 511 U.S. 375, 377, 114 S. Ct. 1673, 1675, 128 L. Ed. 2d 391 (1994). A suit filed…