Shawn Thomas v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Filing 13

MINUTE ORDER (In Chambers): Order remanding action to state court by Judge Philip S. Gutierrez. On February 13, 2015, Defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company ("Defendant") filed a Notice of Filing of Removal of Civil Ac tion to United States District Court 2 . Defendant also filed a document with the identical title on that same day 5 . The first Notice indicates that service was made on Plaintiff via United States mail Dkt. 2 2. The second Notice merely st ates that Defendant filed a notice of removal with this Court 5 . None of Defendant's documents provide this Court with the basis upon which removal is sought. Accordingly, the Court has no way of assessing whether jurisdiction is proper. For the foregoing reasons, the Court REMANDS this action to state court. IT IS SO ORDERED. Case to Los Angeles Superior Court at Chatsworth Courthouse, Case number PC056137 Case Terminated. Made JS-6 (lom) Modified on 2/24/2015 (lom). (mailed 2/24/15)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No.

CV 15-1066 PSG (JEMx)

Title

Shawn Thomas v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, et al.

Present: The Honorable

Date

February 23, 2015

Philip S. Gutierrez, United States District Judge

Wendy Hernandez

Not Reported

Deputy Clerk

Court Reporter

Attorneys Present for Plaintiff(s):

Attorneys Present for Defendant(s):

Not Present

Not Present

Proceedings (In Chambers):

Order remanding action to state court.

On February 13, 2015, Defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
(“Defendant”) filed a Notice of Filing of Removal of Civil Action to United States District
Court. Dkt. # 2. Defendant also filed a document with the identical title on that same day. Dkt.
# 5. The first Notice indicates that service was made on Plaintiff via United States mail. Dkt. #
2 ¶ 2. The second Notice merely states that Defendant filed a notice of removal with this Court.
Dkt. # 5. None of Defendant’s documents provide this Court with the basis upon which removal
is sought. Accordingly, the Court has no way of assessing whether jurisdiction is proper.
For the foregoing reasons, the Court REMANDS this action to state court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

CV-90 (10/08)

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

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