Bahareh Nobakht v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

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44 55 66 77 United States District Court 88 Central District of California 99 1100 1111 BAHAREH NOBAKHT, Case No. 2:21-cv-03564-ODW (Ex)

1122 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO REMAND [8]

1133 v.

1144 MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC,

1155 Defendant.

1166 1177 I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 1188 On March 3, 2021, Plaintiff Bahareh Nobakht initiated this action in state court. 1199 (Notice of Removal (“NOR”) ¶ 1, Ex. A (“Compl.”), ECF No. 1-1.) Plaintiff alleges 2200 breach of express and implied warranties pursuant to the Magnuson-Moss Warranty 2211 Act and the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act related to her vehicle’s lease, 2222 which is valued at $35,521.79. (See generally id.) Defendant Mercedes-Benz USA, 2233 LLC removed the matter to this Court based on alleged diversity jurisdiction. (NOR 2244 ¶ 10, ECF No. 1.) Now Plaintiff moves to remand, arguing Defendant fails to 2255 establish the amount in controversy is satisfied. (Mot. to Remand (“Mot.”), ECF 2266 No. 8.) For the reasons that follow, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s Motion.1 2277

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