Rita Marquez-Lopez v. General Motors, LLC

Summary

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California remanded the action to state court for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The court concluded that General Motors failed to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the amount in controversy exceeded $75,000, after accounting for offsets and the plaintiff’s approximately $16,067.97 in actual damages.

Holdings

1. Defendant failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the amount in controversy exceeded $75,000.
2. The action must be remanded to state court because the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Defendant established that the amount in controversy exceeded the $75,000 threshold required for diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
2. Whether the action should be remanded to state court for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Disposition

remanded