Tirado-Lizarraga
Tirado-Lizarraga v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SERGIO ANDRES TIRADO-
LIZARRAGA, Case No. 23-cv-01411-RS
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
v. REMAND
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant.
15 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Sergio Andres Tirado-Lizarraga alleges that in March of 2018 he purchased a 2018 Ford F-150 pickup truck. In January of 2023, Tirado-Lizarraga filed suit against Ford Motor Company in Alameda County Superior Court claiming breach of warranty under California’s “lemon law.” Tirado-Lizarraga sought damages in an unspecified amount, praying for “general, special, and actual damages,” for rescission and “restitution of all monies expended,” for diminution in value, for “incidental and consequential damages,” for a civil penalty of double the actual damages, for prejudgment interest, and for attorney fees. Ford was served with summons and complaint on January 20, 2023. Over two months later, Ford filed a notice of…