Barbara Kinneberg v. Ford Motor Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No.: CV 20-00865 AB (FFMx) Date: June 18, 2020 ML 18-02814 AB (FFMx)

Title. Barbara Kinneberg v. Ford Motor Company et al., member case in In Re: Ford Motor Co. DPS6 Powershift Transmission Products Liability Lit.

Present: The Honorable ANDRE BIROTTE JR., United States District Judge Carla Badirian N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

Attorney(s) Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) Present for Defendant(s): None Appearing None Appearing

Proceedings: [In Chambers] ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR REMAND

IN KINNEBERG, CV 20-00865

Before the Court is Plaintiff Barbara Kinneberg’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion for Remand (“Motion,” Dkt. No. 9). Defendant Ford Motor Company (“Defendant”) filed an Opposition and Plaintiff filed a Reply. The Motion is GRANTED.

I. LEGAL STANDARD

Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction and thus have subject matter jurisdiction only over matters authorized by the Constitution and Congress. See Bender v. Williamsport Area School Dist.,…