Tom C. Benton v. Collect Access, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
JS-
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No.: 2:20-cv-11187-SB (PVCx) Date: 2/22/2021
Title: Tom C. Benton v. Collect Access, LLC et al.
Present: The Honorable STANLEY BLUMENFELD, JR., U.S. District Judge Victor Cruz N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter
Attorney(s) Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) Present for Defendant(s): None Appearing None Appearing Proceedings: ORDER REMANDING CASE On December 15, 2020, Defendants filed a stipulation to remand this case to state court, stating that removal was improper because not all defendants consented. (Stip., Dkt. No. 13.) Plaintiff Tom C. Benton objected. (Obj., Dkt. No. 14.) On December 16, 2020, the Court ordered the parties to show cause why the Court has jurisdiction over the matter. (OSC, Dkt. No. 18.) Plaintiff filed a response on December 23, 2020 (Pl.’s Resp., Dkt. No. 19) and Defendants CardWorks, Inc. and CardWorks Servicing, LLC (collectively “CardWorks”) filed a response on December 29, 2020 (Defs.’ Resp., Dkt. No. 20.) On January 12, 2021, the Court ordered Defendants to…