James Dar, LLC v. OJCommerce, LLC

I. BACKGROUND

This is a contract dispute. On April 30, 2021, James Dar brought suit in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles to collect $55,642.84 in unpaid invoices. Dkt. 1-1 (Compl.) ¶ 25. In addition to requesting compensatory damages based on Defendants’ breach of contract, James Dar also requests pre-judgment interest, and “attorney’s fees pursuant to the applicable agreement.” Compl., Prayer for Relief. According to James Dar, on January 21, 2021, James Dar sent Defendants a demand letter (the Demand Letter) notifying them that James Dar was entitled to the invoice amount plus statutory prejudgment interest in the amount of $1,097.28 and legal fees already incurred in the amount of $5,200. Compl. ¶¶ 25-26. According to James Dar, as of January 21, 2021, the amount in controversy totaled $61,940.12. Id. ¶ 26. On July 2, 2021, Defendants removed the case pursuant to 28 U.S.C. sections 1441 and 1446, alleging complete diversity of citizenship between the parties. Dkt. 1 (Notice of Removal). On August 2, 2021, James Dar filed a motion for remand, alleging Defendants failed to satisfy 28 U.S.C. section 1332’s amount in controversy requirement. Remand…