Lucia Benavides Corral v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. CV 20-7293 PA (MAAx) Date August 24, 2020 Title Lucia Benavides Corral v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. 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 Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None None Proceedings: IN CHAMBERS - COURT ORDER The Court is in receipt of a Notice of Removal filed by defendant Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (“Defendant”). (Dkt. 1 (““Removal”).) The Notice of Removal alleges the Court possesses diversity jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. (d. at 93.) Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, having subject matter jurisdiction only over matters authorized by the Constitution and Congress. See Kokkonen v, Guardian Life Ins. Co., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). A suit filed in state court may be removed to federal court if the federal…