Summary
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan orders Plaintiff Paula Michelle Watkins to show cause why the case should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The court concludes that the complaint does not establish complete diversity because it fails to identify the citizenship of Chicago Title & Trust, and strikes the unsigned first amended complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(a).
Holdings
- The complaint’s allegations were insufficient to establish complete diversity because they did not identify Chicago Title & Trust’s citizenship; plaintiff was therefore ordered to show cause why the case should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
- The amended complaint was stricken because it lacked the plaintiff’s handwritten signature and therefore did not comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(a).
Questions Presented
- Whether the original complaint adequately alleged facts establishing complete diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
- Whether the unsigned amended complaint complied with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(a) and could remain part of the record.
Disposition
other
Cases Cited (8)
- Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Env’t, 523 U.S. 83, 101 (1998)(followed)
- Franzel v. Kerr Mfg. Co., 959 F.2d 628, 630 (6th Cir. 1992)(followed)
- Von Dunser v. Aronoff, 915 F.2d 1071, 1074 (6th Cir. 1990)(followed)
- Miller v. Bruenger, 949 F.3d 986, 990 (6th Cir. 2020)(followed)
- V & M Star, LP v. Centimark Corp., 596 F.3d 354, 355 (6th Cir. 2010)(followed)
- Washington v. Sulzer Orthopedics, Inc., 76 F. App’x 644, 645–46 (6th Cir. 2003)(followed)
- Safeco Ins. Co. of Am. v. City of White House, 36 F.3d 540, 545 (6th Cir. 1994)(followed)
- Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 177 F.3d 210, 222 n.13 (3d Cir. 1999)(followed)
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