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Parties Involved:
GMC
Defendant
General Motors Corporation
Defendant
James Panigada
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES PANIGADA,

Plaintiff,

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GMC, aka GENERAL MOTORS

CORPORATION,

Defendant.

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No. C 05-3602 CRB

ORDER OF REMAND

Plaintiff filed a complaint in state court alleging a products liability cause of action

against defendant on July 13, 2005. On September 7, 2005, defendant filed a Notice of

Removal with this Court pursuant to diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1441(b). In that

notice, defendant failed to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the a amount-incontroversy exceeded $75,000, the amount required to invoke diversity jurisdiction. See

Sanchez v. Monumental Life Ins. Co., 102 F.3d 398, 404 (9th Cir. 1996). The Court filed an

Order to Show Cause as to the amount-in-controversy on September 13, 2005. On

September 22, 2005, defendant filed a Response to the Order to Show Cause in which it

conceded that it could not show that the amount-in-controversy would exceed $75,000. As a

result, defendant has failed to meet its burden to remove the matter to federal court under

diversity jurisdiction. “Where doubt regarding the right to removal exists, a case should be
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remanded to state court.” Matheson v. Progressive Specialty Ins. Co., 319 F.3d 1089, 1090

(9th Cir. 2003). Accordingly, this case is hereby REMANDED to state court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 3, 2005 

CHARLES R. BREYER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT