Kym Brooks v. T.J. Maxx of CA, LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. CV 20-02241 PA (SHKx) Date November 3, 2020 Title Kym Brooks v. T.J. Maxx of CA, 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 - COURT ORDER The Court is in receipt of a Notice of Removal filed by defendant The TJX Companies, Inc. (“Removing Defendant”). (Dkt. No. 1 (“Removal”).) In the Removal, Removing Defendant asserts that this Court has jurisdiction over the action brought against Removing Defendant, T.J. Maxx of CA, LLC and Pamela McKnight by plaintiff Kym Brooks (“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. …