Heriberto Saucedo Sanchez v. FCA US LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CV 21-05534-RSWL(PLAx) HERIBERTO SAUCEDO SANCHEZ,

ORDER REMANDING ACTION TO

Plaintiff, CALIFORNIA SUPERIOR COURT, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 15 FCA US LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company; and DOES through 10, inclusive, 18 Defendants. 19 On October 22, 2021, the Court ordered Defendant 20 FCA US LLC (“Defendant”) to show cause [9] why this 21 Action should not be remanded to state court for a lack 22 of subject matter jurisdiction. Specifically, the Court 23 expressed concern over the Defendant’s ability to 24 establish that the amount in controversy exceeds 25 $75,000. Defendant filed its response [10] on November 26 8, 2021. 27 In its Notice of Removal, Defendant avers that the 28 amount in controversy exceeds $75,000 based on the

purchase price of the subject vehicle and civil

penalties sought by Plaintiff. See Notice of Removal ¶¶ 27-29, ECF No. 1. Defendant argues that the civil penalty should be part of the present calculus because Plaintiff’s…