Kristi Courtois v. NewRez LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. CV 20-07164 PA (PVCx) Date August 17, 2020 Title Kristi Courtois v. NewRez LLC, et al.

Present: The Honorable PERCY ANDERSON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE T. Jackson Not Reported N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter Tape No. Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None None Proceedings: IN CHAMBERS Before the Court is a Notice of Removal filed by defendants Newrez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, LLC; Bank of New York Mellon; and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“Defendants”), Defendants assert that this Court has jurisdiction over the action brought against them by plaintiff Kristi Courtois (“Plaintiff”) based on the Court’s diversity jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, having subject matter jurisdiction only over matters authorized by the Constitution and Congress. See, e.g., Kokkonen v, Guardian…