Cassandra Jones v. MVT Services, LLC
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL
Case No. CV 21-3753-MWF (RAOx) Date: May 11, 2021 Title: Cassandra Jones v. MVT Services, LLC et al.
Present: The Honorable MICHAEL W. FITZGERALD, U.S. District Judge
Deputy Clerk: Court Reporter: Rita Sanchez Not Reported
Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendant: None Present None Present
Proceedings (In Chambers): ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: SUBJECT-
MATTER JURISDICTION
Plaintiff Cassandra Jones initiated this action on May 3, 2021, seeking relief against Defendants MVT Services, LLC, MVT Leasing, LLC, and Rene David Moot for negligence and negligent hiring, retention, supervision, and training. (See generally Complaint (Docket No. 1)). Plaintiff attempts to invoke this Court’s diversity jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. (Complaint ¶ 1).
“[F]ederal courts have an independent obligation to ensure that they do not exceed the scope of their jurisdiction.” Henderson ex rel. Henderson v. Shinseki, 562 U.S. 428, 434 (2011) (assessing whether a provision of a federal statute had jurisdictional…