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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Breach of Contract

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 “The citizenship of an unincorporated insurance association or unincorporated

reciprocal of interinsurance exchange is determined not by the citizenship of its

policyholders, but by the citizenship of its members.” 1 Fed. Proc., L. Ed. § 1:173 (footnotes

omitted).

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

John S. Charochak and Leonora

Charochak, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs.

Secura Supreme Insurance Company, 

Defendant. 

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No. CV 12-1297-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 notice of removal fails to sufficiently plead jurisdiction. See 28

U.S.C. § 1332; Hertz Corp. v. Friend, 130 S. Ct. 1181, 1192; - - - U.S. - - - (2010); Carden

v. Arkoma Associates, 494 U.S. 185, 195-96 (1990). 

Specifically, Defendant claims it is a “foreign” corporation with it principal place of

business in Wisconsin. However, the caption does not reflect that Defendant is a

corporation.1

 Further, even if Defendant is a corporation, it must allege its state of

incorporation.

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Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that by July 20, 2012, Defendant shall file an amended notice of

removal properly alleging federal subject matter jurisdiction, or this case will be remanded

for lack of federal subject matter jurisdiction.

DATED this 13th day of July, 2012.

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