ET Solar, Inc v. SUMECHT NA Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division ET SOLAR, INC., Case No. 20-cv-06061-LB

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. DISMISS

SUMECHT NA INC., Re: ECF No. 14 Defendant. 16 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff ET Solar sued defendant SUMECHT (d/b/a Sumec) for breach of contract and related state claims under California law because Sumec allegedly did not pay for solar modules that it bought from ET Solar.1 The issue is whether the court has diversity jurisdiction to decide the dispute. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). Sumec allegedly owes ET Solar over $5 million, an amount that exceeds the $75,000 amount-in-controversy threshold in § 1332(a). Sumec contends that a subsequent contract discharged the debt and so contests the amount in controversy. It also contends that the parties are not diverse. The court can decide the motion without oral argument. 25 26 27 1 Compl. – ECF No. 1. Citations…