Lorraine Walker v. United Ground Express, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No. CV 20-01848 PA (KKx) Date September 9, 2020 Title Lorraine Walker v. United Ground Express, 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 Defendant: None None Proceedings: IN CHAMBERS - COURT ORDER Before the Court is a Notice of Removal filed by defendant United Ground Express, Inc. (“UGE”). (Dkt. No. 1 (‘Removal”).) UGE asserts this Court has jurisdiction over the action brought against it by plaintiff Lorraine Walker (“Plaintiff”) based on the Court’s diversity jurisdiction. See
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 Life Ins. Co., 511 375, 377 (1994). A suit filed in state…