Celine Cohan v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. CV 20-9667 PA (KSx) Date October 27, 2020 Title Celine Cohan et al. v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, et al.

Present: The Honorable PERCY ANDERSON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Gabriela Garcia 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 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (“Defendant”). (Dkt. 1 (“Removal’).) The Notice of Removal alleges that the Court possesses diversity jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. (Id. at 95.) 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…