Summary
The United States District Court for the Central District of California denied Plaintiff Cesar Velazquez-Ortega’s motion to remand a Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act action to state court. The court held that General Motors established by a preponderance of the evidence that the amount in controversy exceeded $75,000 based on estimated actual damages and potential civil penalties, supporting diversity jurisdiction.
Holdings
- General Motors established by a preponderance of the evidence that the amount in controversy exceeded $75,000.
- General Motors sufficiently supported an estimate of at least $67,065.58 in actual damages.
Questions Presented
- Whether the amount in controversy exceeded $75,000 for purposes of diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
- Whether the removing defendant established the amount in controversy by a preponderance of the evidence, including actual damages and potentially available Song-Beverly civil penalties.
Disposition
other
Cases Cited (18)
- Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994)(followed)
- Ayala v. Am. Airlines, Inc., No. 2:23-cv-03571, 2023 WL 6534199, at *1 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 6, 2023)(followed)
- Richardson v. United States, 943 F.2d 1107, 1112 (9th Cir. 1991)(followed)
- Emrich v. Touche Ross & Co., 846 F.2d 1190, 1195 (9th Cir. 1988)(followed)
- Jimenez v. General Motors, LLC, No. 2:23-cv-06991, 2023 WL 6795274, at *2 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 13, 2023)(followed)
- Gaus v. Miles, Inc., 980 F.2d 564, 566 (9th Cir. 1992)(followed)
- Matheson v. Progressive Specialty Ins. Co., 319 F.3d 1089, 1090 (9th Cir. 2003)(followed)
- Kroske v. US Bank Corp., 432 F.3d 976, 980 (9th Cir. 2005)(followed)
- Singer v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 116 F.3d 373, 376 (9th Cir. 1997)(followed)
- Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co., LLC v. Owens, 135 S. Ct. 547, 551, 554 (2014)(followed)
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