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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Breach of Contract

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Eric J. Skinner, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

as Receiver for Washington Mutual 

Bank, F.A., 

Defendant. 

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No. CV-10-440-PHX-DGC

ORDER

Plaintiff Eric J. Skinner filed the present action against the Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation (“FDIC”) in its capacity as Receiver for Washington Mutual Bank, F.A., which

is insolvent. The FDIC has filed a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Post-administrative claims against the FDIC as receiver for a failed depository

institution must be brought in “the district within which the depository institution’s principal

place of business is located or . . . the District of Columbia.” 12 U.S.C. § 1821(d)(6)(A); see

Jaffe v. Capitol One, No. 09 Civ. 4106(PGG), 2010 WL 691639, *3 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 1, 2010).

Washington Mutual’s principal place of business is Seattle, Washington, and jurisdiction

therefore is proper only in the Western District of Washington or the District of Columbia.

Plaintiff “acknowledges the correctness of Defendant’s motion,” but asks the Court

to deny the motion and transfer this case to the Western District of Washington. Dkt. #6 at

1-2. The FDIC “does not oppose the transfer[.]” Dkt. #7 at 1. The Court will transfer this

action to the Western District of Washington pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a).

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IT IS ORDERED:

1. Defendant’s motion to dismiss (Dkt. #5) is denied.

2. The Clerk is directed to transfer this action to the United States District Court

for the Western District of Washington.

DATED this 8th day of April, 2010.

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