Ayala
Ayala v. Ford Motor Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 LEONARDO AYALA, Case No. 20-cv-02383-BAS-KSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
v. REMAND (ECF No. 5)
FORD MOTOR COMPANY,
17 Defendant.
Presently before the Court is Plaintiff Leonardo Ayala’s Motion to Remand this action to state court. (ECF No. 5.) On December 7, 2020, Defendant Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) removed this matter to federal court based on diversity jurisdiction. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff contests removal arguing that Ford did not adequately prove diversity of citizenship and that the minimum amount in controversy to satisfy diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332 is not met. (Mot. to Remand 1:11–20.) The Court finds this Motion suitable for determination on the papers submitted and without oral argument. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78(b); Civ. L. R. 7.1(d)(1). For the following reasons, the Court finds removal was appropriate and DENIES Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand. I. …