Enrique Sanchez-Estrada v. Kiewit Power Constructors, Co.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ENRIQUE ALEJANDRO CV 20-6234 DSF (JPRx)

SANCHEZ-ESTRADA,

Plaintiff, Order DENYING Motion to Remand (Dkt. No. 11) v.

KIEWIT POWER

CONSTRUCTORS, CO.,

Defendant.

Defendant Kiewit Power Constructors, Co. removed this case on the basis of diversity jurisdiction. There is no dispute that the parties are diverse, but Plaintiff Enrique Alejandro Sanchez-Estrada argues that Defendant has not established by a preponderance of the evidence that the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000. The Court deems this matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; Local Rule 7-15. The hearing set for September 14, 2020, is removed from the Court’s calendar. The Court finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000. “The amount in controversy is simply an estimate of the total amount in dispute, not a prospective assessment of defendant’s liability.” Lewis v. Verizon Commc’ns, Inc., 627 F.3d 395, 400 (9th Cir. 2010). As in this case, “when the defendant relies on a chain of reasoning that includes assumptions to satisfy its…