Lashanna Grant v. Self Upgrade Ventures LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. CV 20-09366 PA (GJSx) Date October 19, 2020 Title Lashanna Grant, et al. v. Self-Upgrade Ventures LLC, et al.

Present: The Honorable PERCY ANDERSON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE G. Garcia 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 defendant Self-Upgrade Ventures, LLC (“Removing Defendant”). Removing Defendant asserts that this Court has jurisdiction over the action brought against it by plaintiffs Lashanna Grant, Steve Hoffer, Timothy Jobe, Sherry Johnson, Deidre Love, Nace Reynolds, Darrell Rodgers, and Juanita Williams (‘Plaintiffs’) based on this 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…