Travis v. Stewart Title Guaranty Company

Filing 13

ORDER directing the parties to file simultaneous briefs (no more than five pages) by April 18, 2012. Travis's ddl to respond to the pending motion for summary judgment is suspended and all action is stayed on that motion until it has resolved the jurisdictional issue. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 4/11/12. (kpr)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

WESTERN DIVISION

JUNE TRAVIS

v:

PLAINTIFF
No.4:12-cv-113-DPM

STEWART TITLE GUARANTY
COMPANY, a Texas Insurance
Corporation Domesticated Within
The State of Arkansas

DEFENDANT

ORDER
The Court is unsure of its jurisdiction given the complaint's allegation
about Stewart Title's principal place of business. 28 U.S.C. § 1332, amended by
Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011, Pub. L. No.
112-63, § 102,125 Stat. 758,758-59; see also Hertz Corp. v. Friend, 130 S. Ct. 1181
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(2010). The Court requests simultaneous briefs (no more than five pages) by
18 April 2012. The Court suspends Travis's deadline to respond to the
pending motion for summary judgment, Document No.5, and stays all further
action on that motion until it has resolved the jurisdictional issue.
So Ordered.

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D.P. Marshall Jr.
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United States District Judge
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