Muning Zhong v. Phillips 66 Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
JS-
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No. CV 20-9132 PA (GJSx) Date October 7, 2020 Title Muning Zhong v. Phillips 66 Company, et al.
Present: The Honorable PERCY ANDERSON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Gabby Garcia Not Reported N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter Tape No. Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None None Proceedings: IN CHAMBERS - COURT ORDER The Court is in receipt of a Notice of Removal filed by defendant Phillips 66 Company (“Removing Defendant’). In its Notice of Removal, Removing Defendant asserts that this Court has Jurisdiction over the action brought against it by plaintiff Muning Zhong (‘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 Life Ins. Co., 511 U.S. 375, 377, 114 S. Ct.…