Manzano

Manzano v. Mathias Morgan Management Company, LLC.

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United States District Court, Southern District of CaliforniaFebruary 4, 20203:20-cv-00121California749 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARIA MANZANO, Case No.: 20cv0121-L-AGS

Plaintiff,

ORDER REMANDING ACTION TO

v. STATE COURT MATHIAS MORGAN MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, et al. 15 Defendants.

On January 8, 2020, Defendants removed this wage and hour action from State court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§1332 and 1441. The action was filed as case no. 20cv63, and remanded because Defendants failed to establish the citizenship of all parties. (Case no. 20cv63, doc. no. 3.) On January 17, 2020, Defendants again removed the action. For the reasons stated below, the action is remanded. "Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. They possess only that power authorized by Constitution or statute, which is not to be expanded by judicial decree. It is to be presumed that a cause lies outside this limited jurisdiction, and the burden of establishing the contrary rests upon the party asserting jurisdiction." Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co.…

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