Mangold
Mangold v. Bucher and Christian Consulting, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 BRANDON MANGOLD, ET AL., Case No. 4:22-cv-03862-YGR
Plaintiffs, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: CAFA v.
JURISDICTION; VACATING CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
B ALU .C , HER AND CHRISTIAN CONSULTING, ET Defendants.
TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD: YOU ARE HEREBY ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE IN WRITING why this case should not be remanded to the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Santa Clara for defendants’ failure to establish that jurisdiction is proper pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(2). There is no dispute that “CAFA vests federal courts with original diversity jurisdiction over class actions where (1) the aggregate amount in controversy exceeds $5,000,000; (2) any class member is a citizen of a state different from any defendant; and (3) there are at least 100 class members.” Brinkley v. Monterey Fin. Servs., Inc., 873 F.3d 1118, 1121 (9th Cir. 2017) (citation…