Chavez Valdez v. Field Asset Services, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 ALMA ANGELICA CHAVEZ VALDEZ, Case No.: 23-CV-1085 W (KSC)
Plaintiff,
ORDER REMANDING CASE TO
v. THE SAN DIEGO SUPERIOR
COURT
FIELD ASSET SERVICES, INC., et al., Defendants. 18
On April 17, 2023, Plaintiff Alma Angelica Chavez Valdez filed a complaint in the San Diego Superior Court alleging four causes of action. (See Notice of Removal [Doc. 1] Ex. 1 [Doc. 1-3].) On June 10, 2023, Defendants removed the case to this Court asserting jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”). (Id. 2:24–27.) Because Valdez’s lawsuit is not a class action, on July 10, 2023, this Court ordered Defendants to show cause why the case should not be remanded for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. (See OSC [Doc. 5].) On July 17, 2023, Defendants filed their response and on July 19, 2023, Valdez filed her response. The Court finds the matter appropriate for resolution on the papers. See Civ.L.R. 7.1d1. …