Philip Bolden v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
On March 12, 2021, in the Superior Court of California (County of Orange), Plaintiffs filed a Complaint against Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (“Mercedes-Benz”). (Ex. A to Notice of Removal, Doc. 1-1.) Plaintiff Philip Bolden is a resident of the State of California, Plaintiff Advanced Marketing & Distribution, Inc. is a California Corporation, and Mercedes-Benz is a limited liability company the sole member of which is Daimler North America Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business in Farmington Hills, Michigan. (Not. of _____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No.: 8:21-cv-00713-JLS-ADS Date: October 06, 2021 Title: Philip Bolden v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC et al Removal, Doc. 1, at 3.) Accordingly, Mercedes-Benz is not a citizen of the State of California. (Id.) In the Complaint, Plaintiffs allege that “[o]n or about November 6, 2020, Defendants Manufacturer and Does…