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Nature of Suit Code: 315
Nature of Suit: Airplane Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Wrongful Death

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*In Bonner v. Prichard, 661 F.2d 1206, 1209 (11th

Cir. 1981) (en banc), the Eleventh Circuit Court of

Appeals adopted as binding precedent all of the decisions

of the former Fifth Circuit handed down prior to the

close of business on September 30, 1981.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, SOUTHERN DIVISION

JENNIFER CLARK, ) 

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

Plaintiff, ) 1:12cv1122-MHT

 ) (WO)

v. )

)

JOEY BAMBERGER, et al., )

)

Defendants. )

ORDER

The court being of the opinion that it has

jurisdiction in this case because the alleged accident

occurred at Fort Rucker, Alabama, see Mater v. Holley,

200 F.2d 123, 124-25 (5th Cir. 1952) (federal courts have

concurrent ‘enclave jurisdiction’ over incidents

occurring on federal land pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331

(federal-question jurisdiction)),*

 and because the

defendants have shown a colorable defense arising from

their duty to enforce federal law, see Magnin v. Teledyne

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Continental Motors, 91 F.3d 1424, 1427 (11th Cir. 1996)

(removal to federal court is proper under 28 U.S.C. §

1442(a)(1) where suit in state court is brought against

a federal officer for actions under color of federal

office), it is ORDERED as follows:

(1) Plaintiff Jennifer Clark’s notice of withdrawal

(doc. no. 28) is treated as a motion to withdraw and

said motion is granted.

(2) Plaintiff Clark’s motion to remand to state court

(doc. no. 16) is withdrawn.

It is further ORDERED that plaintiff Clark’s motion

to reply (doc. no. 26) is denied as moot.

DONE, this the 25th day of February, 2013. 

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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