Dunn-Ruiz
Dunn-Ruiz v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SONIA DUNN-RUIZ, Case No. 19-cv-08121-PJH Plaintiff,
v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
REMAND AND VACATING HEARING
VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 13 11 Defendant.
13 Before the court is plaintiff Dunn-Ruiz’s motion to remand. The matter is fully briefed and suitable for decision without oral argument. Accordingly, the hearing set for February 12, 2020 is VACATED. Having read the parties’ papers and carefully considered their arguments and the relevant legal authority, and good cause appearing, the court hereby rules as follows. DISCUSSION A. Legal Standard Removal jurisdiction is based entirely on federal statutory authority. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1441–55. A defendant may remove “any civil action brought in a State court of which the district courts . . . have original jurisdiction[.]” 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a). A federal district court has original jurisdiction over all…