Nieratko
Nieratko v. Ford Motor Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHAD EGAN NIERATKO and WINDY Case No. 21-cv-01112-BAS-BGS
RENEE NIERATKO,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
Plaintiffs, REMAND (ECF No. 9) v.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY,
15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiffs Chad Nieratko and Windy Nieratko bring a Motion to Remand this action to state court. (ECF No. 9.) On June 14, 2021, Defendant Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) removed this matter to federal court based on diversity jurisdiction. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiffs contest removal arguing Ford did not adequately prove diversity of citizenship and the minimum amount in controversy to satisfy diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332 is not met. (Mot. to Remand, at 1:5–8.) 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 Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand. 27 28 I. BACKGROUND On May 13, 2021,…