Raymond Gutierrez v. Ford Motor Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
JS-6 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAYMOND GUTIERREZ, Case No. 2:21-cv-05679-MCS-JPR 11 Plaintiff, ORDER RE: MOTION TO REMAND 12 (ECF NO. 17) v.
14 FORD MOTOR COMPANY; and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive,
16 Defendants.
18 Plaintiff Raymond Gutierrez moves to remand this case to the Los Angeles County Superior Court. (Mot., ECF No. 17-2.) Defendant Ford Motor Company opposes the motion, and Plaintiff filed a reply brief. (Opp’n, ECF No. 19; Reply, ECF No. 21.) The Court deems the matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78(b); C.D. Cal. R. 7-15. The Court takes off calendar the hearing on the motion set for October 4, 2021. I. BACKGROUND This is a case brought under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (“SBA”). Gutierrez bought a 2017 Ford Fusion (the “Vehicle”) in December 2017. The Vehicle exhibited defects. Ford was unable to timely rectify the defects and refused to repurchase the Vehicle or…