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Nature of Suit Code: 290
Nature of Suit: Other Real Property Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1444 Petition for Removal- Foreclosure

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Jeannie T. Jones, 

Plaintiff, 

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First National Bank of Arizona; Bank of

America Corporation; Title Pro LLC;

Mortgage Electronic Registration System,

Inc.; Reconciltrust, N.A., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 11-633-PHX-JAT

ORDER

“Inquiring whether the court has jurisdiction is a federal judge’s first duty in every

case.” Belleville Catering Co. v. Champaign Market Place, L.L.C., 350 F.3d 691, 693 (7th

Cir. 2003). Defendants have removed this case to federal court alleging jurisdiction based

on diversity. Doc. 1 at 2. 

In reviewing this case for federal subject matter jurisdiction, the Court notes that

Bryan Cave, through counsel Robert Shely and Shayna Fernandez pleaded, under Rule 11,

that BAC Home Loans Servicing LP is a citizen of Texas and California for diversity

jurisdiction purposes. The Court finds this avowal curious for two reasons: 1) BAC Home

Loans Servicing LP is not a party to this case; and 2) in CV 10-2696, Doc. 27 at 2, Bryan

Cave, through counsel Robert Shely and Gregory Iannelli pleaded, under Rule 11, that BAC

Home Loans Servicing LP is a citizen of North Carolina for diversity purposes.

Diversity jurisdiction requires complete diversity among all Plaintiffs and all

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Defendants. Caterpillar v. Lewis, 386 U.S. 523, 531 (1996). In this case, Defendants have

not alleged the citizenship of Defendants First National Bank of Arizona, Bank of America

Corporation, or Title Pro LLC. Obviously falling to allege the citizenship of over half of the

Defendants is inadequate for this Court to independently review its jurisdiction. Therefore,

IT IS ORDERED that the removing Defendants shall file an amended notice of

removal by July 20, 2011, or this case will be remanded for lack of federal subject matter

jurisdiction.

DATED this 13th day of July, 2011.

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