Courtesy Automotive Group, Inc. v. Subaru of America, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ----oo0oo---- 11 COURTESY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC., No. 2:22-cv-00997 WBS DMC dba COURTESY SUBURU OF CHICO, 13 Plaintiff, ORDER v. 15 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. and DOES 1-50, inclusive, Defendants. 18 ----oo0oo---- Plaintiff Courtesy Automotive Group (“Courtesy”) brought this action in California Superior Court, County of Butte. (Notice of Removal (Docket No. 1).) Courtesy seeks enforcement of its asserted entitlement to attorneys’ fees and costs following a decision in its favor by an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) selected by the California New Motor Vehicle Board in an underlying contract dispute. (See id.) Defendant Subaru of America (“Subaru”) removed to this court based on diversity of citizenship. (Id.) Following the ALJ’s decision, however, Subaru also filed a Petition for Writ of Administrative Mandate in California Superior Court, County of Alameda, pursuant to…