John Njoroge v. CNO Services, LLC

I. Background

This case involves the alleged bad faith breach of an annuity policy. Plaintiff, a citizen of California, seeks to hold Defendant, a citizen of Indiana, liable for bad faith in its failure to honor an annuity policy issued for Plaintiff’s father’s life, on which Plaintiff is the beneficiary. See Notice of Removal, Dkt. # 1 (“NOR”), Ex. 1 (“Compl.”), ¶¶ 12–13. Plaintiff asserts causes of action for bad faith breach of the implied obligation of good faith and fair dealing and bad faith for failure to properly investigate claim. Id. ¶¶ 38–61. Plaintiff seeks the following: (1) recovery of the value of the annuity at the time of his father’s death, estimated to be $50,000 plus interest since 2008; (2) punitive damages; (3) reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees; (4) any other compensatory, general, special, and consequential damages. See Compl. at 6. Defendant removed the action to this Court on February 28, 2020. See generally NOR. Plaintiff now moves to remand, arguing that the case does not meet the amount in controversy requirement. See generally Mot.

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. CV 20-2004 PSG (JEMx) …