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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Employment Discrimination

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

David Toon, 

Plaintiff, 

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Patricia R. Rivard; Steven Rivard, 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 11-1196-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). In this case, the complaint alleges jurisdiction based on diversity. Doc. 5 at 1;

28 U.S.C. § 1332. Diversity jurisdiction requires complete diversity between all plaintiffs

and all defendants. Caterpillar v. Lewis, 386 U.S. 523, 531 (1996).

Plaintiff alleges that he is a citizen of Arizona. Doc. 5 at 1. Plaintiff alleges that

Defendant Patricia Rivard is a citizen of Arizona. Id. Plaintiff makes no jurisdictional

allegation for Defendant Steven Rivard. Based on these allegations, there is not complete

diversity among the parties. Further, because Plaintiff and one Defendant are both citizens

of the same state, the Court finds that this defect in jurisdiction cannot be cured by an

amendment to the complaint. Therefore,

IT IS ORDERED that this case is dismissed, without prejudice, for lack of federal

subject matter jurisdiction.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the motion to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 2)

is denied as moot.

DATED this 12th day of July, 2011.

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