Castillo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 CRUZ CASTILLO, Case No.: 19-CV-151-CAB-MDD

Plaintiff,

ORDER REMANDING ACTION TO

v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY

FCA USA, LLC,

OF SAN DIEGO

Defendant. [Doc. No. 1] 18 19 This matter comes before the Court following a review of Defendant FCA US, LLC’s Notice of Removal to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. [Doc. No. 1.] On January 23, 2019, Defendant removed this action from the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Diego claiming complete diversity and, “the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000, exclusive of interest and costs, as required for removal.” [Id. at ¶ 15.] Although Plaintiff Cruz Castillo did not file a motion to remand, “[t]he court may— indeed must—remand an action sua sponte if it determines that it lacks subject matter 28 …