Country Casualty Insurance Company v. Hyundai Motor America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTRY CASUALTY Case No. 8:24-cv-02428-SB-JDE INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO v. REMAND [DKT. NO. 19] HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA et al., Defendants. This action was removed based on diversity jurisdiction. Dkt. No. 1. Plaintiffs now move to remand, relying solely on the argument that “snap removal”—the removal of a case before an in-state defendant is served—violates the forum-defendant rule in 28 U.S.C. § 1441(b)(2). Dkt. No. 19. The Court finds this matter suitable for decision without oral argument and…