Thompson v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company et al

Filing 6

ORDER - The Notice of Removal failing to sufficiently plead jurisdiction, IT IS ORDERED that by December 23, 2013, Defendant shall file an amended noticeof removal properly alleging federal subject matter jurisdiction, or this case will be remanded for lack of federal subject matter jurisdiction. Signed by Senior Judge James A Teilborg on 12/9/13. (TLB)

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1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 William U. Thompson, Plaintiff, 10 11 vs. 12 13 14 Hartford Accident Company, and Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Indemnity) ) ) ) ) No. CV 13-2437-PHX-JAT ORDER 15 “Inquiring whether the court has jurisdiction is a federal judge’s first duty in every 16 case.” Belleville Catering Co. v. Champaign Market Place, L.L.C., 350 F.3d 691, 693 (7th 17 Cir. 2003). In this case, the notice of removal fails to sufficiently plead jurisdiction. See 28 18 U.S.C. § 1332(c)(1); Hertz Corp. v. Friend, 559 U.S. 77, 80, 92-93 (2010) (discussing the 19 citizenship of a corporation). 20 Accordingly, 21 IT IS ORDERED that by December 23, 2013, Defendant shall file an amended notice 22 of removal properly alleging federal subject matter jurisdiction, or this case will be remanded 23 for lack of federal subject matter jurisdiction. 24 25 26 27 28 DATED this 9th day of December, 2013.

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