Flory
Flory v. Vestra Labs LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELISSA FLORY, No. 1:23-cv-00456-ADA-SAB Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE CONCERNING
SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION
VESTRA LABS LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, et al., (ECF No. 1) 15 Defendants.
17 On March 29, 2023, Defendant Vestra Labs LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, filed a Notice of Removal from the Superior Court of Calavera County. (ECF No. 1.) While the Complaint filed by Plaintiff Melissa Flory never mentions federal subject matter jurisdiction over the purported claims, the Notice of Removal alleges that this Court has jurisdiction over this action under the diversity statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1332. (ECF No. 1 at 7–8.) Under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), federal district courts have jurisdiction over certain actions between citizens of different states. Complete diversity is a requirement of 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Thus, the “citizenship of each plaintiff [must be] diverse from the citizenship of each defendant.”…