Carrington Stonemasons, Inc. v. Ford Motor Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 CARRINGTON STONEMASONS, INC., Case No. 24-cv-00080-BLF
Plaintiff,
ORDER VACATING HEARING
v. ON MOTION TO REMAND; AND
DENYING MOTION
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, [Re: ECF 13] Defendant.
14 Plaintiff Carrington Stonemasons, Inc. (“Carrington”) filed this lemon law suit against Defendant Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) in the Santa Cruz County Superior Court, asserting state law warranty claims arising from the purchase of an allegedly defective vehicle. See Not. of Removal Ex. A (Compl.), ECF 1-2. Ford removed the suit to federal district court based on diversity jurisdiction. See Not. of Removal ¶ 38, ECF 1. Carrington moves to remand the suit to state court, arguing that Ford cannot establish the existence of diversity jurisdiction and that even if it could, this Court should decline to exercise jurisdiction over Carrington’s state law claims under principles of comity. See Pl.’s Mot., ECF…