Levi Dalton v. FCA US LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case Nos. 8:20-cv-00694-JLS-DFM Date: June 03, 2020 Titles: Levi Dalton v. FCA US LLC et al. Present: Honorable JOSEPHINE L. STATON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Terry Guerrero N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter
ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFF: ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANT:
Not Present Not Present
PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS
CASE SHOULD NOT BE REMANDED FOR LACK OF
SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION
Plaintiff Levi Dalton filed this action in Orange County Superior Court on March 6, 2020. (Compl., Doc. 1-2.) On April 9, 2020, Defendant FCA US, LLC (“FCA”) removed the case to this Court, asserting diversity jurisdiction. (Notice of Removal, Doc. 1 at 1.) As the party invoking the removal jurisdiction of this Court, Defendant bears “the burden of establishing federal jurisdiction.” California ex rel. Lockyer v. Dynegy, Inc., 375 F.3d 831, 838 (9th Cir. 2004), opinion amended on denial of reh’g, 387 F.3d 966 (9th Cir. 2004). And “the district court ha[s] a duty to establish subject matter…