Y Ming Ni v. China Airlines, Ltd.

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. 2:20-cv-08042-SVW-SK Date 11/30/2020

Yu-Ming Ni v. China Airlines, Ltd. Title

Present: The Honorable STEPHEN V. WILSON, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

Paul M. Cruz N/A

Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder

Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants:

N/A N/A

Proceedings: ORDER SUA SPONTE REMANDING CASE TO STATE COURT

On March 23, 2020, Plaintiff Yu-Ming Ni filed this case in Los Angeles Superior Court. Dkt. 1- 1. On September 2, 2020, Defendant China Airlines, Ltd. removed the case to this Court. Dkt. 1. Defendant’s notice of removal invoked diversity jurisdiction. Id. ¶¶ 8-9. It asserts that Defendant is a citizen of a foreign state and that Plaintiff is a California citizen as alleged in his complaint. Id. Defendant alleged Plaintiff’s citizenship “solely on th[e] basis” of Plaintiff’s complaint and “does not waive any arguments as to Plaintiff’s lawful residence.” Id. ¶ 8 & n.1. Plaintiff did not move to remand the case.

On November 12, 2020, this Court issued an order to show…