Treasure Triplett v. Federal Express Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TREASURE TRIPLETT, CV 20-10247 DSF (MAAx) Plaintiff, Order DENYING Motion to v. Remand (Dkt. No. 16)

FEDERAL EXPRESS

CORPORATION, et al., Defendants.

Plaintiff has moved for remand claiming that (1) Defendants have failed to establish Federal Express Corporation is not a citizen of California and (2) Defendants have failed to establish the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000. The Court deems this matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; Local Rule 7-15. The hearing set for December 28, 2020 is removed from the Court’s calendar. Neither of Plaintiff’s arguments has merit. A corporation is the citizen of the state where it is incorporated and the state where it has its principal place of business. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c)(1). Federal Express Corporation is incorporated in Delaware. The principal place of business of a corporation is where the “nerve center” of the business is – where the corporation’s high-level officers direct and control its activities. Hertz Corp. v. Friend, 559 U.S. 77, 80-81 (2010). Defendants provided evidence that the high-level…