Magistrate Judge Pedro V. Castillo denied remand of a 2021 GMC Yukon lemon-law case, holding GM had no duty to investigate beyond the complaint and the documented $78,776 in actual damages plus civil penalties (twice actual damages, supported by at least five repair attempts) brought the amount in c
Magistrate Judge Pedro V. Castillo denied remand of a 2019 Chevy Silverado lemon-law case, holding documented actual damages of $54,232 plus civil penalties (twice actual damages, supported by at least ten repair attempts) brought the amount in controversy to roughly $162,698 — well over the $75,000
Magistrate Judge Pedro V. Castillo denied remand of a 2022 Chevy Silverado lemon-law suit where actual damages were modest ($34,932) after the mileage offset, but specific willfulness allegations and six repair attempts justified including civil penalties (twice actual damages), bringing the amount
Judge Fernando Aenlle-Rocha dismissed with prejudice a § 1983 suit against a Los Angeles court reporter who allegedly delayed producing family-law transcripts, holding that plaintiff could not show actual prejudice because his underlying state-court cases were barred by the California litigation pri
Judge Stephen V. Wilson remanded a Ford lemon-law case back to state court, joining the consensus of California district courts that the economic loss rule and the California Supreme Court’s Rattagan v. Uber decision do not categorically bar negligent-repair claims against dealerships.
Judge Michelle Williams Court denied remand of a personal-injury case against Costco that was removed more than one year after filing, finding plaintiff’s eight-month service delay and five-month discovery delay constituted bad faith under 28 U.S.C. § 1446(c)(1).
Magistrate Judge Daniel S. Roberts ordered a pro se prisoner plaintiff to show cause why his § 1983 suit over a Kern Valley State Prison incident should not be transferred to the Eastern District of California, where the prison and all defendants are located.
Judge Sunshine Sykes remanded a FedEx age- and disability-discrimination suit, holding the in-state supervisor was not fraudulently joined: California law excepts discrimination and retaliation from Workers’ Comp Act preemption, and the supervisor’s alleged conduct could plausibly suppor
Judge Stephen V. Wilson remanded a Chevrolet Colorado lemon-law case, holding GM could not show even the $50,000 Magnuson-Moss amount-in-controversy threshold because actual damages were measured by payments actually made ($37,410.95), the conclusory willfulness allegation did not support adding civ
Judge Stephen V. Wilson remanded a Chevrolet Volt lemon-law case after applying the Song-Beverly mileage offset (86,841 miles before first repair) to reduce damages from $42,682 to $11,794, leaving the case below both the $50,000 MMWA and $75,000 diversity thresholds.