Luis Navarro v. FCA US LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CV 21-05415-RSWL-MAA x LUIS NAVARRO,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE:
Plaintiff,
SUBJECT MATTER
v. JURISDICTION 15 FCA US LLC, a limited liability company; and DOES through 10, inclusive, 18 Defendants. 19 Plaintiff Luis Navarro (“Plaintiff”) brings this 20 Action against Defendant FCA US LLC (“Defendant”) for 21 alleged violations of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty 22 Act. On July 2, 2021, Defendant removed the Action from 23 the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, to 24 this Court. 25 In its Notice of Removal, Defendant avers that the 26 amount in controversy exceeds $75,000 based on the 27 purchase price of the subject vehicle, civil penalties 28 sought by Plaintiff, and anticipated attorneys’ fees.
See Notice of Removal (“Removal”) ¶¶ 17-21, ECF No. 1.
With respect to civil penalties, however, Defendant states only that Plaintiff seeks a civil penalty of up to two times the amount of actual damages and that such a penalty would equal $120,367.68. Id. ¶ 17, 20.…