Stephen Speregen v. Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits LLC, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Central District of California remanded the action to the Los Angeles County Superior Court for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The court held that Defendant failed to respond to the order to show cause and failed to establish the amount-in-controversy requirement for diversity jurisdiction, and it vacated the March 31, 2025 order.

Holdings

1. Defendant failed to meet its burden to establish that removal was proper because the record did not establish that the amount in controversy exceeded $75,000 or that diversity jurisdiction existed.
2. Defendant's failure to timely respond to the order to show cause was independently sufficient grounds to remand the action.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court had subject matter jurisdiction over the removed action based on diversity jurisdiction.
2. Whether Defendant established that the amount in controversy exceeded $75,000 and that removal was proper.
3. Whether the action should be remanded after Defendant failed to respond to the order to show cause.

Disposition

remanded