BETTY J. SCOTT TORRES et al v. NATIONAL GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY et al

Filing 17

MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) by Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha: ORDER SEVERING PLAINTIFFS' CLAIMS AND REMANDING 23 PLAINTIFFS' CLAIMS TO SAN BERNARDINO COUNTYSUPERIOR COURT 14 . Having reviewed the parties joint statement and finding good caus e therefor, the court SEVERS each Plaintiffs claims from one another and separately REMANDS the claims by Plaintiffs (1) Betty J. Scott Torres, (2) Maria Chavez, (3) Tyler Thompson, (4) Pablo Hernandez, (5) Yolanda Salamanca Diaz, (6) Ascencion Galar za, (7) Frankie Lee Taylor, Jr., (8) Susana Moreno Arias, (9) Marco Arango Jeronimo, (10) Julie Miller, (11) Ricardo Ruiz, (12) Carlos Armando Ruiz Rivera, (13) Mary Luz Marquez Lobo, (14) Roberto Villaseor Cardenas, (15) Joni Cisowski, (16) Satin We aver, (17) Walter Salazar Martinez, (18) Antonio Benito Arellano, (19) Christian Scheffler, (20) Jose Augustin Paz Mendoza, (21) Jesse Miramontes, (22) Leticia Bermejo, and (23) Matias Bravo Herrera to San Bernardino County Superior Court. The court finds the remaining Plaintiffs Shivers and Gaiterbriton's Motion to Remand appropriate for resolution without oral argument, takes the Motion under submission, and VACATES the January 14, 2022 hearing on the Motion and the OSC. The court will address the parties' arguments regarding the court's subject matter jurisdiction over Plaintiffs Shivers and Gaiterbriton when it rules on Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand. (lc)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL Case No. 5:21-cv-01774-FLA (KKx) Title Betty J. Scott Torres, et al. v. National General Insurance Co., et al. Present: The Honorable Date January 10, 2022 FERNANDO L. AENLLE-ROCHA UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE T. Freeman Deputy Clerk Not Reported Court Reporter / Recorder Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendants: Not Present Not Present Proceeding: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER SEVERING PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIMS AND REMANDING 23 PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIMS TO SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT [14] Ruling On September 10, 2021, twenty-five (25) individual Plaintiffs asserted claims against Defendants National General Insurance Company and Integon National Insurance Company (“Defendants”) in the Complaint, which was filed in San Bernardino County Superior Court. Dkt. 1. On October 19, 2021, Defendants removed the action to this court. Id. Plaintiffs filed a Motion to Remand the action on November 18, 2021. Dkt. 10. On December 8, 2021, the court Ordered the parties to Show Cause (“OSC”) why each individual Plaintiff’s claims should not severed and whether the court has subject matter jurisdiction over the severed claims. Dkt. 14. The parties submitted a joint statement on December 31, 2021, stating they agree that all Plaintiffs’ claims can be severed from one another and that 23 Plaintiffs’ claims can be remanded to San Bernardino County Superior Court. Dkt. 16 at 1, 5. The parties disagree as to the two remaining Plaintiffs, Cornelius L. Shivers (“Shivers”) and Maya Gaiterbriton (“Gaiterbriton”), and Defendants argue the court has diversity jurisdiction over these Plaintiffs’ claims. Id. at 5. Having reviewied the parties’ joint statement and finding good cause therefor, the court SEVERS each Plaintiff’s claims from one another and separately REMANDS the claims by Plaintiffs (1) Betty J. Scott Torres, (2) Maria Chavez, (3) Tyler Thompson, (4) Pablo Hernandez, (5) Yolanda Salamanca Diaz, (6) Ascencion Galarza, (7) Frankie Lee Taylor, Jr., (8) Susana Moreno Arias, (9) Marco Arango Jeronimo, (10) Julie Miller, (11) Ricardo Ruiz, (12) Carlos Armando Ruiz Rivera, (13) Mary Luz Marquez Lobo, (14) Roberto Villaseñor Cardenas, (15) Joni Cisowski, (16) Satin Weaver, (17) Walter Salazar Martinez, (18) Antonio Benito Arellano, (19) Christian Scheffler, (20) Jose Augustin Paz Mendoza, (21) Jesse Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL Case No. 5:21-cv-01774-FLA (KKx) Date January 10, 2022 Title Betty J. Scott Torres, et al. v. National General Insurance Co., et al. Miramontes, (22) Leticia Bermejo, and (23) Matias Bravo Herrera to San Bernardino County Superior Court. The court finds the remaining Plaintiffs Shivers and Gaiterbriton’s Motion to Remand appropriate for resolution without oral argument, takes the Motion under submission, and VACATES the January 14, 2022 hearing on the Motion and the OSC. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78(b); Local Rule 7-15. The court will address the parties’ arguments regarding the court’s subject matter jurisdiction over Plaintiffs Shivers and Gaiterbriton when it rules on Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand. IT IS SO ORDERED. : Initials of Preparer tf Page 2 of 2

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