Fred Oken v. FCA US LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. CV 20-1892 MRW Date May 20, 2020 Title Oken v. FCA US LLC

Present: Hon. Michael R. Wilner, U.S. Magistrate Judge Veronica Piper n/a Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Attorneys for Plaintiff: Attorneys for Defendant: n/a n/a Proceedings: ORDER REMANDING CIVIL ACTION

SUMMARY OF DECISION

1. This is a civil action under California’s Song-Beverly Act. Plaintiffs seek to recover from an auto manufacturer under the state’s lemon law statute and other common law and statutory causes of action. Plaintiffs’ complaint also alleges that a local car dealer committed the tort of “negligent repair.” (Docket # 3 at 20.) 2. Plaintiffs filed the complaint against the manufacturer and dealer in state court. The defense removed the action to federal court, asserting that this Court possessed diversity of citizenship jurisdiction over the case. (Docket #1.) Plaintiffs subsequently moved to remand the…