Legal Opinion
Escalante v. Ford Motor Company
District Court, N.D. California
Decided January 8, 2020No. 3:19-cv-06853Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA KEVIN ESCALANTE, Case No. 19-cv-06853-VC Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO v. REMAND FORD MOTOR COMPANY, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 10 Defendants. Ford removed this case on the theory that complete diversity exists because Cerritos Ford, a California corporation, was fraudulently joined. But while the complaint’s allegations against Cerritos Ford are thin, it seems possible that Escalante could succeed on his negligent repair claim against the dealer – or that, at the very least, any “deficiency in the complaint [could] possibly be…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hunter v. Philip Morris USACourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- Grancare v. Ruth ThrowerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018
- Aas v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2000
- Jimenez v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
- Sams v. Beech Aircraft Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.