BAMKO, LLC v. Paul Emmer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

9 10 BAMKO, LLC, ) Case No. CV 20-5028 FMO (AGRx) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ORDER REMANDING ACTION ) PAUL EMMER, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) ) 16 On April 17, 2020, plaintiff filed a Complaint in the Los Angeles County Superior Court against Paul Emmer and Beau Emmer (collectively, “defendants”). (See Dkt. 1, Notice of Removal (“NOR”) at ¶ 1). On June 5, 2020, defendants removed the action on diversity jurisdiction grounds pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. (See id. at ¶ 7). “Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. They possess only that power authorized by Constitution and statute[.]” Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377, 114 S.Ct. 1673, 1675 (1994). The courts are presumed to lack jurisdiction unless the contrary appears affirmatively from the record. See DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Cuno, 547 U.S.…